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On this statement the Secretary of War
observed, that the only circumstance which
is opposed to [illegible] the progress of the aforesaid petitions
would be a rigid construction of the resolved
of the late congress limiting the time for
producing Stains against the United States.
     While theSecretary of War is deeply
impressed with the importnace of a  firm
[illegible] generally, to the Resolves of limited [ill]
heeis inclined to the opiontion, that the
claims of the afore-mentioned widow &
orphans,  assured with justice be considered
as involved int the before mentioned Resolves
of limitation.
     The resolves of the 2nd of November 1785
and 23rd July 1787, relate to persons leaving
in liquiedated demands for military service,
and for illeg in the several staff
departments, & i the marine. That they
even to produce their claims to the Commission
of the United States.
     But the evidence, or orphaned claiming
pesions were by the arrangement of Congress to
to apply to the States to which the deceased
Officers belonged. Had the  widow or orphan
children "of any officer, who due it the serviced,
and who belonged to any individual States
applied to Congress in consequence of that

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    On this statement the Secretary of War

observed, that the only circumstance which is opposed to [illegible] the progress of the aforesaid petitions would be a rigid construction of the resolved of the late congress limiting the time for producing Stains against the United States.

    While theSecretary of War is deeply

impressed with the importnace of a firm [illegible] generally, to the Resolves of limited [ill] heeis inclined to the opiontion, that the claims of the afore-mentioned widow & orphans, assured with justice be considered as involved int the before mentioned Resolves of limitation.

    The resolves of the 2nd of November 1785

and 23rd July 1787, relate to persons leaving in liquiedated demands for military service, and for illeg in the several staff departments, & i the marine. That they even to produce their claims to the Commission of the United States.

    But the evidence, or orphaned claiming

pesions were by the arrangement of Congress to to apply to the States to which the deceased Officers belonged. Had the widow or orphan children "of any officer, who due it the serviced, and who belonged to any individual States applied to Congress in consequence of that

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