Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-17

OF comm lSslOuer Barrett is mat giving
the statistics for the year. He says:
ARMY PENSIONS.
! The number of army invalid pension,
I allowed on original applications, during
I the year ending June 30, 1865, was IA, ,g52
/ at an aggregate annual rate Of 81, POO
/ So 90. The average individual rate OF
] these pensions was $50 35. The number OF
army invalid pensions increased, during
I the same period, was 366, and the annual
amount of increase, Sl9,973. The whole
number Of army invalid claims, of both
classes, admitted during the year, was
IS 1923, at an annual aggregate of 81 ,22O, =
7S5 80.
The whole number Of claims Of widows
mothers, minor children and orphan Sis
tiers of deceased officers and soldiers OF
the army, except Revolutionary al
lowed during the year, on original appii-
cations, was 24,593, at an aggregate
annual rate Of 8, ,5T3, 095, and an average
individual rate of SI06 66. The number
Of pensions Of this class increased during
the same period was IA, at an aggregate
yearly rate OF SS4, giving total Of 4, 7Uf
and a grand annual aggregate Of S2,573,-
l7a.
An act Of Congress, approved 1865, gave
three hundred dollars additional pensions
10 each Of the five Revolutionary soldiers
then supposed 10 be living Only four
Of the number lived to receive this spec
ial recognition of their patriotic services
in establishing our national independence.
Two others have since died, leaving but
two saryiynrsof all those who participated
in the war Of the revolution, so far as is
known, namely: William Hutchings, Of
Penobscot, Hancock County, Ne, aged
one hundred and one years, who took
part in the celebration Of the last national
anniversary and Lemusl Cook, Of Clar-
endOn, Orleans County, y. Y, aged
about niuety-nine years.
The whole number of widows Of Rev0-
lutionary soldiers who were allowed
pensions on original applications, during
the year was ., at a yearly amount Of
S2g3 T6.
The amount paid TO army invalid pen
sioners, during the year ending June ~,
1865, was =, l64, $50 - to widows, lex
cept Revolutionary mothers and or
phans, S5,S+4, j0l 80 and 20 Revolution
AIRY soldiers and their widows, including
expenses chargeable to the appropriation
for this purpose, S209,u ,usU Gs. The grand
total Of these payments for the year was
Ss,3lg,672 80.
The total number of army Invalid pen
sioners al the close Of the last fiscal year
was 30, 04l, calling for annual amount I'm
the aggregate, Of 3, 835,3l7 50. The aN-
erage individual rate payable TO these
pensioners was SIS 20.
The total number Of widows, EXCEPT
Revolutionary mothers and orphans,
whose names We're on the pension roll
al the close Of the year, was 1872, az au
aggregate annual rate Of Sa060,740, and
an average individual rate SlO6 u per
auuum.
OF revolutionary soldiers and widows
there were enrolled, at the same date,
one thousand one hundred aud seven
teen, the yearly amount Of whose pen
siOns was ninety thousand seven hundred
fourteen dollars and seveBty-one cents.
The widows of revolutionary soldiers.
one thousand one hundred and fifteen la
number, are pensioued under four differ
ent acts, the first Of which, approved
July fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty
six, allowed pensions only TO those whose
marriage with the deceased soldiers tool,
place before the close Of the military SER
vice Of the latter, more than eightv-tw0
years since. OF this class there are only
four survivQyz.
The total number Of army pensioners
enrolled at the close Of the year endir K
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and SIX
ty-dve, was eignty-fOur thousand one hun.
dred and thirty, and the aggregate an
nual rate OF their p .nsions was seven nil
lion seven hundred and ninety-two thou
sand seven hundred and seventy-tv3
dollars and fifty-0ne cents,