The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1877-08-01

NEW j Jersey PENSION, latent AND CLAIM
AGENCY. Jas. F. Rushing, Of Trenton,
(late u. s. Pension Agent has established a
pension, patent and claim agency at No. 10S
East State Street, Trenton. It gives us pleas
ure to recommend him TO all soldiers brothers
who may need bis services. He is thorough
ly posted in all the pension and bounty laws,
and his great experience win enable him to
render such assistance as but few men cam
He is a heightened gentleman and stands de-
seryably high in his profession as a lawyer,
and all may feel confidence that in placing
their business in his hands, he will fail in no
honorable effort to secure success. For the
benefit Of all interested we append the follow
ing
PENSIONS
Wounds, rupture, disease, blindness, deaf
ness, or Other injury contracted in the United
States service, military on naval, entitle one
TO pension if disability now exists, partial or
total,
Invalid pensioners are entitled to increase,
II their disability has become greater or II
dissatisfied with prior examination OF sur
geon, an appeal can be taken therefrom, pro-
yided satisfactory reasons are shown.
Widows are entitled to pension il not re-
married, provided their husbands died of
wounds, injuries or disease contracted in the
service and are allowed for each child under
16 years of age.
Soldiers and sailors who served in the war
OF 1912, whether disabled or not, and their
widows, are entitled to pension, II not from
United States, from New Jersey also Of
Mexican war, II disabled.
Fathers and mothers allowed pension whore
dependence, in whole or part, can be proved
on son who died Of wounds or disease con-
tracted in the United States service
Soldiers whose names have been dropped
from the pension roll can have them restored
where the disability warrants such action
Deserters, their Widows children, &C., not
entitled to pensions.
BoUNT1Es.
The Additional Bounty law Is now in force,
the time for filing claims having been extend-
ed to 1880. Soldiers who enlisted for not less
than years, from April 10TH 1861, to Dec.
gath. 1868, in new organizations, and from
April /, 1864, to July IS, 1864, and have been
honorably discharged by reason Of expiration
Of term. by reason of services being no longer
required, or wounds or injuries received in
the line of duty, and who received or were en-
titled to receive no greater bounty than 300
from the United States, under previous laws,
are now entitled to 500 additional bounty.
Soldiers who enlisted for not less than two
years, between the dates above mentioned,
and who have been discharged for any of the
causes above stated, and have received no
greater bounty than 800 from the United
States, are now entitled to $50 additional
bounty.
Widows or heirs are entitled where the sol
dier died In sergice or subsequentto discharge
prior TO Jnly 26th, 1866, by reason OF wounds
Or disease contracted in service.
Ileirship for additional bounty is In the fol-
lowing order First--to the widow il not
re- married prior to July 2S, 1866. Second
TO tho children who were minors July 28 1866.
Third--to the parents jointly or surviving
parent II one is deceased.
GY- Widows, or fathers and mothers, can
obtain the additionalbounty II tho soldier has
died of disease at any time since discharge,
provided be left no wife or children, and the
disease of which he died was contracted in
the service.
Loss of discharge does not dcbar from
bounty or pension.
CLAIMS.
Land Warrants. Soldiers and sailors or
any wars previous to 1855, or their heirs, are
entitled to land warrants of 100 acres.
Communication Of Rations All soldiers Tor
the heirs Of those) who suffered imprisonment
are entitled to receive pay therefor for the
full period Of confinement.
Prize money due many officers and sailors.
Arrears Of pay and all other claims prose-
cuted with energy and promptness.
Attorneys fees are regulated by law and
no charge can be made to exceed 10 per cent.
for the prosecution Of bounty claims, which
is allowed by the Government, and when al
lowauce Of q claim is made, draft is forward
ed to the claimant by the Second Auditor of
the Treasury. Fees for pension or bounty
payable only when the claim is allowed.