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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
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, July 19, 1907
Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 19, 1907
Creator:
Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History