Armed Forces Pensions
The Unionist 1833-12-19
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The Unionist December 19, 1833, 1:20, p. 2, column 2
Pensions. ‚The Secretary of War in his Annual Report, says there have been presented for allowance under the pension act of June 7 th , 1832, thirty thousand six hundred claims. The whole of these have been examined, and either admitted, rejected or returned to the parties for supplementary action. Twenty-three thousand four hundred and thirty eight certificates have been issued, eleven hundred and eleven claims have been rejected, three hundred returned cases are in the office awaiting or undergoing re-examination, thirteen hundred and fifty one, which are incomplete in their proof, are suspended till these are finished, and four thousand four hundred and twenty five are in the hands of the party for additional evidence or authentication, or in transitu between them and the office.
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Lewis Cass (1782-1866) was the Secretary of War at the time. He was a pro-slavery proponent and in 1848 the Democratic candidate for President.
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