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[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, February 22, 1907]
Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound detailing instructions on how to apply and be provided an increase in pensions from $12 to $16 as per his service in the Mexican American War. There is an enclosed document that shows the actual act of Congress that was passed to gain this increase; in part the act reads: "any person who served ninety days or more...during the late civil war or sixty days in the war with Mexico...be entitled to receive a pension as follows..." There is a three-tiered pension setup, those who are sixty two years or older gets $12, seventy years get $16, and seventy five or older get $20.
Date:
February 22, 1907
Creator:
Burleson, Albert Sydney
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound, July 5, 1906]
Letter from Albert Sydney Burleson to Dr. Joseph Pound saying that he has enclosed a letter from the Bureau of Pensions "showing that your claim for increase pension to $16.00 per month has been allowed." The enclosed document, signed by V. Warner, does say that the "pension has been allowed at $16.00 per month from June 6, 1906."
Date:
{1906-07-05,1906-06-29}
Creator:
Burleson, Albert Sydney & Warner, V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hays County Times And Farmers' Journal. (San Marcos, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, January 30, 1903
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 30, 1903
Creator:
McNaughton, George A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hays County Times And Farmers' Journal. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1900
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 14, 1900
Creator:
McNaughton, George A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History