The National tribune., 1881-08-27
Answers to Correspondents


We obliged to certain inquiries of the
in each issue of paper While cheeSfully
furnish information to subscribers in this column
suggest that much labor time and expense be saved
both to ourselves and correspondents if the latter
and other subscribers would keep file of the paper
They could then, any time turn the file and proba
bly, find the very inquiry answered about which they
would have written We that each and every
subscriber will profit by this suggestion.
o. B. PAwLING \. Y-Children whose faith
served in the Revolutionary War; not entitled
to pension or land warrant.
F. MCM., HICKORY, MD.-Children who were
over twenty-one years of age March 3. 1855 not
entitled to land warrant, unless. The father
mother left claim pending at date of death, In
such the children, matter what their age,
complete the claim and receive the warrant. y Or
unless the soldier died in the Mexican War. In
any event. they have title to only much of one
hundred and sixty has not already been
granted for service of soldier Your claim was prop
erly rejected account of your having been over
twenty-One years of age March g. 1855.
J. w. d., DARLINGTON WIs.-Children are not
entitled to pension account of their fathers
vice in the War of 1912. nor to any pension that
might have been due to drawn by soldier of
that or his widow.
J. ID. S. ST. GEORGE WIS-Your claim for pen
sion account of the service of your husband IN
the War of 1912 was doubt rejected account Of
your remarriage and if So the decision was correct
W. c. e.. BELLEFoNTAINE O.-There is no law
nor appropriation under which a claim for pay for
services rendered in the War of 1872 be adjud1
Gated
L. Y, SAUK CITY, WIS., If your claim for in
crease of pension has been rejected recently and
your disability has not materially increased since
the date OF your last examination we do not advise
you to apply again at present. :. The widow 10
whom you refer is entitled to pension If her hus
bands death was due to a disability which he con-
tracted while in the United States service, and in
the line of his duty.
w. J. g., PIN OAK. ILL-No evidence is required
in claim for increase of pension unless new dis
ability is alleged The claimant has only TO hIe an
application in due FORM and be examined by the
surgeon or board of surgeons.
Mrs G. O.. DAvIs's RANCH WYO. TER.-PensiOn
claims not settled in the order of their numbers
e. O.: claim number 900 may still be pending, while
claim number 800 900 may have been allowed Much
depends upon the prOmtitude with which the requlS-
ite evidence is furnished. Claims allowed ON
every working day of the year.
"SToNEwALL," Md. Applications for positions
under the Government placed on file and ack-
nOWledged. but there is likelihood of the apph-
can't receiving an appointment unless he have po-
litical influence . We do not engage in the business
of securing appointments under the Government
j H., MADISON, IND-No bounty has ever been
provided for those who enlisted prior to July II,
1864, for period of one year
Wv. s, PADDY's MILLS, VA.-You are not enti-
tied to extra pay for driving team in brigade wagon
train, because said allowance discontinued oy
Act of Congress of March 3, 1863.
W. b. G.-If you regularly employed Us q
nurse in hospital and have not received your pay
you may recover same If you were detailed SOL
der you are not entitled.
F. K. S, kENNEBUNKPORT. ME.-l0u have no
valid claim on the Government on account OF money
and vauables taken from you by the Confederate
troops.
c. E.. ELKHART, IND.-The Army of the Cum
berand struck tents and advanced on General Bragg
at Murfresboro, December %, 1862 The fighting
was almost constant until the night OF January ),
1868, when Bragg retreated.
Mrs. S. E., INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-IOu not enti-
tied pension under present law, because of your
remarriage If you had filed claim prior to July
l. $780, you would have been entitled from the date
of you husbands death up to the date of your re-
marriage
E. p. j., EUREKA, CAL.-NO bounty has ever been
provided for those who enlisted in hOme-guard or
carnations State militia not mounted, in the
United States service.
~ Remaining answers next week.