Pamphlets. American History1839 - United States |
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... commutation act . And , indeed , can it be supposed that Con- gress proposed to chaffer and higgle , when it was about to do justice long deferred ? The history of the Virginia commutation act is briefly this : In May , 1779 , Virginia ...
... commutation act . And , indeed , can it be supposed that Con- gress proposed to chaffer and higgle , when it was about to do justice long deferred ? The history of the Virginia commutation act is briefly this : In May , 1779 , Virginia ...
Page 16
... commutation of five years full pay and interest , in lieu of the half pay for life which had been received , alleging that the administrator had made a mistake when he had sued for ånd recov- ered against Virginia half pay only . The ...
... commutation of five years full pay and interest , in lieu of the half pay for life which had been received , alleging that the administrator had made a mistake when he had sued for ånd recov- ered against Virginia half pay only . The ...
Page 16
... commutation and interest , and the Secretary of the Interior or- dered it to be allowed . The tertificate of allow- ance was made out by the Commissioner of Pen- sions , and approved by the Secretary of the In- terior , directing the ...
... commutation and interest , and the Secretary of the Interior or- dered it to be allowed . The tertificate of allow- ance was made out by the Commissioner of Pen- sions , and approved by the Secretary of the In- terior , directing the ...
Page 16
... commutation of five years ' full pay , with the in- terest thereon , from the 22d of April , 1783 , until the time of payment , could be legally paid ? In other words , whether the United States , under that act , were liable to the ...
... commutation of five years ' full pay , with the in- terest thereon , from the 22d of April , 1783 , until the time of payment , could be legally paid ? In other words , whether the United States , under that act , were liable to the ...
Page 16
... commutation thereby provided , or retain their half pay for life , so that they might not wait to see which would be the most profitable ; and if they should live long they might continue to enjoy their half pay ; but if they died early ...
... commutation thereby provided , or retain their half pay for life , so that they might not wait to see which would be the most profitable ; and if they should live long they might continue to enjoy their half pay ; but if they died early ...
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