Congressional Resolve & Instructions for Physical Examinations of Invalid's Pension Claimants from Massachusetts
Document 1796Forwards a Congressional resolution to send to district judges the cases of men who have applied for invalid's pensions but not been adequately examined by physicians. Thus also sends the list of men applying for pensions from Massachusetts, instructing Lowell to direct the re-examinations.
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Type
Letter Signed
Description
Forwards a Congressional resolution to send to district judges the cases of men who have applied for invalid's pensions but not been adequately examined by physicians. Thus also sends the list of men applying for pensions from Massachusetts, instructing Lowell to direct the re-examinations.
Date
05/26/1796
Author
Recipient
Sent from
War Office
Collection
Document number
1796052600001
Page start
1
Note
The collection duplicates itself.
Notable persons
John Lowell
James McHenry
Congress
Secretary of War
district judges
physicians
Notable locations
War Office
Massachusetts
Notable items
resolve of Congress
regulation of claims to invalid pensions
disability
names
defective returns
reexamination