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l 396 FIFTY—FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 403-407. 1891. February 28, 1801. CHAP. 403.—An act granting a pension to Laura A. Burns. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Laura A. sums. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary P“““‘°“ of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitatmns of the pension laws, the name of Laura A. Burns, widow of P. Ross Burns, eceased, late captain of Topeka, Battery A, Second Regiment Kansas State Militia Volunteers. _ Approved, February 28, 1891. yebmw gg_ gggl, CHAP. 404.-An act granting a pension to Mary Wilkes ’. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the _Mary wines. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ·*’°”“‘°” "“”`°”°“· of the Interior ne, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place on the pension roll, subject to thdprovisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Mary ilkes, widow of Charles Wilkes, ate rear admiral, United States Navy, and paly her a pension at the rate of one hundred dollars per month from the passage of this act, in lieu of the pension now received by her. ‘ Approved, February 28, 1891. I.-,;,,,,:,1-y $,1891 CHAP. 405.-An act grantinga pension to Lucy Wozxd. Be it enacted by the Senate and House og Representatives of the mqwem. United States of America in Congress assem led, That the Secretary

  • ’*°”'°”· of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to place

on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations of the pension laws, the name of Lucy Wood, of Barre, Vermont, as widow of John Wood, a teamster in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and to pay her a pension of twelve dollars per month. Approved, February 28, 1891. iebmary 28,2891. CHAP. 406.-An act granting a pension to Edward L. Sharpe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the mum!. snwpe. United States of America in`Congress assembled, That the Secretary

  • ’°"“°°· of the Interior be, and he is here y, authorized and directed to lace

` on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations ol) the pgnsion laws, the name of Edward L. Sharpe. late of Company G, ird Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. . Approved, February 28, 1891. Fébrutry 28.1M- CHAP. 40'I.—·An act granting a pension to Colonel Benjamin C. Shaw. Re it enacted bi; the Senate and House { Representatives of the m;€·%I- United States og, merica in Con ress assem led, That the Secretary of the Interior , and he is heredy. authorized and directed to lace on the pension roll, subject to the provisions and limitations oi) the pension laws, the name of Benjamm C. Shaw, late lieutenant-colonel of the S1xty-eighth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers in the war of eighteen hundred sixty-one, and pay him a pension of thirty dollars per month m lieu of the pension e is now receiving. Approved, February 28, 1891.