The National tribune., 1892-01-07
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C. K VI. / made application for increase OF
pension Jan. II, 1871, and was examined by Board
Of Surgeons June p. 1891. When will hear from
the claim2 . Will the Pension Bureau delay my
case because / have no attorney? 3. A soldier
makes app icatiOn for pension under the new law,
goes before the Board Of Surgeons aud - exam
ined and il then advised that h3 claim - rejected
on the ground tIat be - "a desester-at-large. Said
soldier enlisted under an assumed name In the
Regular Army served five years, and received an
honorable discharge and lost the same some time
afterward. In 1856. application to the AujHtant-
General OF the Army, he received q certificate OF
honorable service ia lieu Of the lost discharge.
viii this certificate help him out any, the charge of
desegtiOn being untrue? What steps should he
take in the matter? insurer. It will be sew
eral months before you hear from your claim.
2 No. 8. Not being familiar with the circum-
stances in the case it Is absolutely impossible
for US to give any advice therein. IL you will write
another letter, giving copy Of Pension Office
letter, and stating whether the soldier had any
other service than the one referred 10, we Wal en-
deuV0r to advise you iu the matter.
J. f. ", 3tliHO, Ors.-L In 1883 / entered %
acres Of land ~ q preemp tiOn claim. lived on 10
80 months and changed il TO homestead. Can
make another homestead entry, sufficient, with my
present entry, 20 make ldO acres 2 There - no
more land IN this vicinity. Can enter 10 some
where else and prove up on It without residing on
b? 3 i am drawing pension OF - per month I'M
der the old law. / have applied for Increase under
the new law. II the increase il granted will 10 dHte
from date Of application only from the date Of
medical exBmiuatiOnP 1Hs1Der 1 and 2. Any
per.Ou who prior To March 2 1850 made "a home
stead entry OF less than 100 acres and who owns
the land originally entered, can enter another
piece OF land situated near hts hrst entry suiicleut
to make with his former entry leo acres without
living upon and improving the same. 3. From the
date Of application.
have to- prove date OF divorce By = former mar
riage in order TO receive "a pension? AnSfUer The
widow would certainly have 10 show that she is
the legal widow OF the soldier, and IA order TO do
this she will have 10 prove By reliable evidence
her divorce from her former husband, together
with the date thereof
s. r. A. Milford Nass-I Is IL legal to sign and
execute a pension voucher on SuudayT 2. Is IL
legal to execute pension voucher Ou legal holt
day; such as the ith OF july AHS'0sr. 1. No.
Yes.
JB ~. Upper Bedford, CaHadt-lIy claim for
increase Iected on Dee 9, 1891 aud my attOr-
| uey immediately appealed the clse to the Seere-
tary Of the Interior. About how long before the
claim will be decided by that official? AHstCgr The
Secretary Of the Interior Is about IS months be-
hind in appealed CiJses.
10 e. NetU Haven COnn.-Are oil commissioned
officers who in the services March 8 1865, and
mustered out after April g. 1860. entitled TO three
months extra pay proper and u So what WAS the
i date OF the act authorizing this payment, and TO
whom should application for the same be made
/ 48ypcr The act Of March 8 1868, allowed to all
those " ho were then in the service aud should re-
main in the army until the close Of the war, should
/ be, entitled to three months extra pay proper.
/ Nearly If not quite all those who were entitled
have already received the same Application can be-
| made TO the Hon. Second Auditor Of the Treasury.
/ this city.
/ a. D. Bangor, Ms-My claim for increase OF
peusiOn was lately rejected on the ground that my
/ i,rf-sut rate "was fully commensurate with the
then existing degree of disability a. shown by the
/ evidence on ile." Can l furnish evidence Of in
1 creased disability and have this claim allowed
/ without applying agHinR 4HsiCer We cannot say
whether the claim would be GiiOtUed not; but il
you furnish reilable medical and other evidence OF
Increased disability the claim will be reOpeued and
\ you will be re-exauned, and the claim may or may
Il not be allowed
/ y ~ H. C0oleyvals Mtss-A soldier applies for
/ an increase under the old law. The increase is
granted Nov. "a The soldier died the 2Sth. Is the
widow entitled to the accrued increase of pension,
and Is she entitled to the accrued original pension
\ due the soldier since his last payment? AHSBsr.
Yes; the widow ~ entitled TO all the accrued PEN
sion due the soldier at the date OF his death. she
/ should write the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions,
i stating AL the facts in the case.
/ f. O., AiasVorth Neb.-A peusioner was dropped
/ from the roll and died before having his pension
/ restored. Can his heirs draw the pension due him
| at his desth2 AHsWgr. That depends upon a va
/ Tiety OF circumstances. IL the Pension Bureau is
satisfied from the report Of the Board of Examiners
and the other evidences on file that the 'laimant 3
name should be restored TO the pension ROLL II will
be restored; and II he has a widow or minor chill
dreu under the age Of lG il will be paid them q
/ there should be no widow minor children, then,
even il the claim should be allowed after the sol
ders death, nothing could be collected on account
Of the same, except So much would be necessary
pay the expenses Of the last sickness and burial
of the peusOner la he did not leave sufficient
assets TO meet the same.
! IT, y H. Barry H-Soldier enlisted in August
| 1862 was detailed TO drive ammunition wagon and
served three years driver il he entitled 10
II al
AnStgeT. II the party referred to regularly de
tailed team5ter by competent authority, he may