The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-27
Pension OFFICE, March 4, 1874,


of the act of the lIh February, lSi7, the Secretary of
War has directed that the following regulations shah be OBJ
II will be Observed reading the 9h section of the law
which accompanies these regulations that there six
classes OF persons provided for, viz,
L. Those noncommssioned officers musicians, and pr-
Yates of the regular army who have served, may serve
IN Mexico, during the present with that county,
who have served out the full period of their enlistment and
ave eeh 81 VINE may have 6ee
period of their enlistment. consequence Of wounds
ceved or sickness incurred, in the course of such
The representative of such persons as are mentioned
ailer being diso6arged and before he issuing Of cert
cate or warrant.
g. Non-conmssioned officers, musicians, and priva,es
who have been mustered, may be mustered for twelve
months, in any volunteer company who have served, or
may serve, until the end of the with Mexico and have
been, be, honoraby discharged by OF the
praton OF their enlistment or in consequence OF disability
rom wounds received, sickness incurred, in said
vice
volunteers as shall have died. or may die, in the service
after having been honoraby discharged and before the is
suing of warrant or certificate.
5. Volunteers received into the service since the
OF the Mexican for less than twelve months
who shall have marched to the Of war, and shall have
| served until honoraby discharged.
The as designated IN the ac OF voln-
and who may have died the service. after having been
honoraby discharged and before the passage of this act
In order to snstantiae claim for land or scrip, under
the provisions OF the foregoing section OF the act, The per
sons described in the frat class of these regulations will
Washington city, evidence Of enlistment service and hon
ombe discharge, required by law The best evidence
istence, accompanied by the applicants affidavit setting
charge; and in of the loss, destruction, of the
discharge, the applicant will make oath TO the fact and
produce the affidavit OF credible witness in corrobor
lion OF his statement. The clamanmu set forth the
iment and company which he belonged the time of en-
erng the service the time, place and manner OF his leav
ing the same, and he must show by the testimony OF com
mssioned officer that he was honoraby discharged :,
In the claimant should desire scrip instead of land
he make his request in writing, according the form
marked A, accompanying these regulations
AZ N he i'm
applicable to volunteers mentioned in classes No and o.
The representatives of deceased soldiers and others,
mentioned in classes 2, and 6, produce evidence of
the enlstmen service and death OF the original claimant
duced, if in existence. noi, the proof will be
CURED as in other cases OF lost discharges and II he died
who commanded the company to which he belonged must
The persons who may claim must produce evidence
their relationship the deceased and show the degree of
consanguiny they bore him. This proof must be drawn
in conformity with the form marked b. and may be taken
before any court having probate jurisdiction In the
father claims, he show that wife child Of the de-
ceased is living and in case the mother claims, She must
show that neither the wife, child father of the deceased
is living. J. /. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.
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rytoree, and for othe, purposes" ~,
stoned officer, musician, private enlisted 10 be
enlisted IN the regular army, regularly mustered in
Twelve months, who has served Or may serve during
the present war with Mexico and who shall receive an
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the course of such service, who Shall huye been
consequence ofwonnds received sickness incurred in the
shall be entitled receive certificate
warrant from the War Department for the quantity OF one
hundred aud sixty acres and which may be located by the
Warnnee or his heirs at law at any land office OF the
subdivisions of the public lands upon any OF the public
upon the return a Of such Certificate warrant with
othe location thereof having been legally made to the Gen
eal Land Office patent shall be issued therefor That IN
of On-cOl
musician, private during service, after his discharge
and before the Issuing OF certificate aforesaid,
the certificate shall be issued in favor and
nurc to the benefit of his family relatives, according TO
children; second, his father; third his mother And
in the of his children being minors, then the
shall, in conjunction with such of the children, if
any may be OF full age upon being duly author
lied by the orphans or other court having probate urisdc-
ton have power SELL and dispose of such certificate
for the benefit Of those Interested And all sales,
mortgages, powers, other instruments of writing going
affect the title claim TO any such bounty right, made
% to n Sod 50 G
sosver shall such claim to bounty right be IN anywse
By IF CHARGED w 81 e l TO- po s % s
ing of such certificate warrants Prouided That no lana
upon any lands OF the United States which there shall be
presumption right Or upon which there shall be an act
such non-commssioned officer, musician, and private who
may be entitled, under the provisions of this act to receive
land shall be allowed the option to receive such cericat'
warrant treasury scrip for one hundred dollars and
IL
Secretary of the Treasury such person persons MS
would be authorized receive such certificates or war
for lands said scrip to bear interest OF SIX
per per annum payable semi-annualy redeemabie
private, non-conmissioned officer, and musicale who
shall been received into the service OF the United
| States since the commencement of the war win
Mexico for less than twelve months and shall have served
for such until honoaby discharged shall be entitled
receive for forty OF land which may be
private twenty dollars in scrip pre-
erred and the of the death of such volunteer dur
ing his of service, aiier honorable discharge b'
beto he
land scrip, shall the wife, child children II
there be any, and If none then to the father and II there
be no father, the mother of such deceased volunteer
Propidd That nothing contained in this section shall be 80
give bounty lands such volunteers as were
SERVICE and discharged without being march
ed the seat OF
A.
Sir request that my claim bounty land, under the
9th Of the of the llh of February 1877, ened
'An raise for a limited time additional military
force, and for other purposes may be examined ana
cIinuisl my right Hereto and in lieu thereof to receive
Treasury scrip for one hundred dollars
am, respectfully, your obedcnt servant,
To the Commissioned of Pensions, Washington city
hereby certified that satisfactory proof has been ex
hibcd before the for the county OF
in the State of by the saifdavits of
and who are person eniited 20 creu', WY
and the only surviving
children who in the
United States service
In testimony Whereof have set my hand and seal Of
Office this day OF III inc year
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Or twenty five dollars, as the may be.
The evidence may be taken before any officer or trib