Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-18
ANACT
va king further provision for surviving widows of the
soldiers of the Revolution
AN. ACT

soldiers the Revolution. !.
BE enacted 6y The Senate and House Of Representatives
efe United STATES Of faefica in Congress assembled That
any person who served in the OF the Revolution in the
specified in the act passed the seventh Gay OF june
eighteen hundred thirty entitled An supplement
ay the FOR the relief Of certain surviving officers and
soldiers of tue Revolution has died. shall hereafter die,
leaving widow whose marriage took place before day
January thousand hundred and ninety -FOUR such
widow shall he entitled receive during her natural
life from aud after the day March, eighteen hundred
eight the annuity pension which might have been
allowed 10 her husband in virtue OF said act If living at the
time passed. under the rules regulations and
rcon prescribed in the act approved July seventh
eighteen hundred and thirty entitled An act granting
hslf-pay pensions widows % Provided That in
the Of The marriage of such widow said annuity OF PEN
sion shall be discontinued
been admitted BY special OF Congress the benefit Of the
pension approved the seventh day Of July thousand
proved the seventeenth of June thousand eight hundred
forty four shall be entitled and shall be admitted to the
benefit this act subject however, TO the rules limitations,
and restrictions in and by said acts prescribed
Approved, February 2, ls4s
PESsIoy orrrcE, MAncu Q, Isis
order carry into eect the foregoing The applicant
who may claim pension must make declarations, under
OATH before magistrate in the county where she resides,
which declaration must be duly authenticated The official
character and signature OF the must be certified BY
the proper officer under his seal Of Office and the magistrate
must certify that the decarsnt personally known 70 him
J. l. EDWARDS,
Commissioner OF Pensions.
DECLARATION
In 0rder TO obtain the benefits Of Tie act of Congress Of Feb
ruary Q s4s entitled an act making further p,ovi-
SION for surrpig ,cdo,os and soldiers Of The Reropfioa
STATE, TRRRIroRr, ON DisrRrer,
Of
On this - day Of -. personally appeared before the
Of the -, A. D.. a resident OF -, the county Of -,
aged years, who, being first duly seording law,
DOTH her OATH make the following declaration, in order
obtain the benefits Of the provision made by the act OF Congress-
passed the 81 f February 1885, granting pensions TO WI
dows Of persons who served during the Revolutionary war
that she is the widew f. aho -. (licre insert
the rank the husband held the mita, the
be- and the regiment vessel ~ which lac
served and the annual Of the pension which she
ceived under the Of June IL isil
| She further declares that she is still a widow.
Sworn subscribed the day and year above written
before -.
NoTE 1T will be perceived that the act Of the Cd Februa-
ry s4s provides widows Of officers aud soldiers
OF the Revolution hereafter die, those who have
already died Many widows therefore, will be entitled
the the 1873 who have
entitled pension under any former law They will vary
their husbands have been pensoned they will state
The fact with sach particulars in relation his residence
amount Of pension the for going form directs.
neither the applicant nor her husband has pensioned
she win be required make such proofs the regulations
qure under the Of July y 1883.
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LADY, OF the Epsc pal Church, who has been engaged
N for many years in giving instructions in Music French
and branches OF English usually Taught the first
Schools Union wishes obtain situation Governess
private family She give the very first references
capabty NC, and that who
her w in his her first letter. all the
particulars relative TO the sitaSon, not emitting the salary
Address, post paid, 10 X T., OF Nash Wuodhonse
Book aud Piano Forte Sellers Richmond, f. p Nash Pc