Washington, D.C. March 2, 1855. Dear Sir:--The bounty land bill that has been before Congress for the last four years has just been passed by the House of Representatives, in nearly the same form that it had previously passed the Senate. The following is a copy of the bill ... The House adopted an amendment to the above ... but there can be no doubt of the final passage of the bill during to-day or to-morrow. I am thus early in forwarding you a copy of the act, that you may be prepared to procure the claims in your vicinity, in advance of others. ..

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Tucker, Charles C., d. 1876.

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Washington, D.C. March 2, 1855. [electronic resource] : Dear Sir:--The bounty land bill that has been before Congress for the last four years has just been passed by the House of Representatives, in nearly the same form that it had previously passed the Senate. The following is a copy of the bill ... The House adopted an amendment to the above ... but there can be no doubt of the final passage of the bill during to-day or to-morrow. I am thus early in forwarding you a copy of the act, that you may be prepared to procure the claims in your vicinity, in advance of others. ...

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[Washington, D.C. : s.n., 1855]

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[4] p. ; 25 cm.

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Signed: Chas. C. Tucker.

"Form of declaration to be made by a surviving officer or soldier claiming additional bounty land. ... Form of declaration to be made by a surviving officer or soldier who has never received bounty land. ... Form of declaration to be made by the widow of a deceased officer or soldier. ... P.S. March 3d, A.M.--The above act has just passed the Senate, and is now virtually a law."--p. [2-3].

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2005. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (American broadsides and ephemera. First series ; no. 9426).

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June 17, 2008

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American broadsides and ephemera. First series ; no. 9426.

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United States. Act in addition to certain acts granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States.