United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/19th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 7
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Chap. VII.—An Act making appropriations for the payment of the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States.
Sums respectively approprited towards the payment of revolutionary pensioners.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, respectively appropriated towards the military service of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, and for the objects following; that is to say:
Revolutionary pensioners.For the pensions to the revolutionary pensioners of the United States, one million two hundred and sixty thousand one hundred and eighty-five dollars;
Invalid pensioners.For the invalid and half pay pensioners, three hundred and one thousand and fifty-five dollars;
Widows and orphans.For pensions to the widows and orphans, twelve thousand dollars.
Sums appropriated to be paid from the treasury.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sums, respectively, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, January 29, 1827.