The “Lost” Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838
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The “Lost” Pensions: Settled Accounts of the Act of 6 April 1838
By Craig R. Scott, C.G.R.S.
Willow Bend Books © 1996
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p206
MADING, Daniel, c/o, Jackson, Tenn., 113, #1448
The Act of 6 April 1838
Chap. LVI – An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all money which has been, or may hereafter be, transmitted to the agents for paying pensions, which may have remained or may hereafter remain, in the hands of said agents unclaimed by any pensioner or pensioners for the term of eight months after the same may have or may become due and payable shall be transferred to the Treasury of the United States; and that all pensions unclaimed, as aforesaid, shall be thereafter payable only at the Treasury of the United States, and out of any money not otherwise appropriated,
- The Public States at Large of the United Stares of America, From the Organizations of the Government in America, From the Organizations of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845, Volume 5.
Each entry contains the name of the individual, the pension office, the box at the National Archives in which the payment is contained, and the account number. The use of the words “card” and “slip” indicated that the pension payment voucher itself is not located in this series. Usually these placeholders indicate that the records were checked out and never returned.
There are multiple entries for many pensioners. This is especially true for widows pensions that are included in this series. It is important to examine all of the documents associated with each pensioner.
HOW TO OBTAIN COPIES OF RECORDS
NARA – it was $10 when this book was written, lol.
a/o = administrator of
c/o = children of
e/o = executor of
g/o = guardian of
h/o – heir of
s/o = sister of
w/o = widow of
V# = Voucher number
# = account number
#F = folder number
- = info not provided
By Craig R. Scott, C.G.R.S.
Willow Bend Books © 1996
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p206
MADING, Daniel, c/o, Jackson, Tenn., 113, #1448
The Act of 6 April 1838
Chap. LVI – An Act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all money which has been, or may hereafter be, transmitted to the agents for paying pensions, which may have remained or may hereafter remain, in the hands of said agents unclaimed by any pensioner or pensioners for the term of eight months after the same may have or may become due and payable shall be transferred to the Treasury of the United States; and that all pensions unclaimed, as aforesaid, shall be thereafter payable only at the Treasury of the United States, and out of any money not otherwise appropriated,
- The Public States at Large of the United Stares of America, From the Organizations of the Government in America, From the Organizations of the Government in 1789, to March 3, 1845, Volume 5.
Each entry contains the name of the individual, the pension office, the box at the National Archives in which the payment is contained, and the account number. The use of the words “card” and “slip” indicated that the pension payment voucher itself is not located in this series. Usually these placeholders indicate that the records were checked out and never returned.
There are multiple entries for many pensioners. This is especially true for widows pensions that are included in this series. It is important to examine all of the documents associated with each pensioner.
HOW TO OBTAIN COPIES OF RECORDS
NARA – it was $10 when this book was written, lol.
a/o = administrator of
c/o = children of
e/o = executor of
g/o = guardian of
h/o – heir of
s/o = sister of
w/o = widow of
V# = Voucher number
# = account number
#F = folder number
- = info not provided