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T. j. DEAvITT, Esq.
Montpelier. VI
The following is letter from Mr.. Deavitt
ia response to the above decision of the Sec
rotary of the Interior.

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issu ISSUE 70 Mis- OWeh III ls'' VI ~ asd
which provides bounty land for those who served al
the invasion oil Plattsburgh without regard to the
period OF their service or 10 me act whether hey
were or were not IN actual battle
The sth section OF the act OF March ), 80 - as
1OilOWs: lnlt the DeneHls OF tnls dcl Snail De up
piled 10 anu embrace those VINO served as Nolun-
teers al me INVASION OF flattsburgh III september
ISL rms section Is silent as 10 inc ptrlou OF ser
We required 70 receive the dement's thcrein nen-
tlohe,- bul int Yth seCunh must however, DC con-
stIutl III cuhelti oh WIN inc lnllt sScion OF lhe
AL winch provides, ud, 'h =" case shdt any Sheh
certhedtf o. "dIIdt oe isSusd ye' guy sIpiee teSs
man fourteen Gdys except Wnere ihe person shall
aCluaiy nNe peeh IN 'd'te anu u'ilsss tlis
parry claiming such ceIuncdlNe OF warrant snall
tstansn ms or her right tereto Dy recoru evidence
OF sad service: hese sectohs pehe parts OF the
same acl must ne cons,Ileu logeinet anu Mneh
50 CONSTRUED lhey 90 not as seems 20 me; lulnor-
re inc mining OF the secretary OF tne INTERIOR
IhaI tne act OF warren j. le1S, gave bounty Eihd 10
those VINO served al tue INVASION OF flttsburgh
without regard 10 lhe PeIod OF thc service OF tne
lact whether theS were OF were MOI IN actal batte
Inc Hh seCtloh onS PGice,i lhe volunteer on an
equal WIN regular 10 emile u person TO bounty
land nhdef the aet OF March . $50, Wheiher ne
served Is volunteer OF regular, mere must pc a
service lor tue perlOi OF fourteen uaSs OF actua
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