John Jacobs Civil War Pension

Letter

-

Hancock Historical Museum

The image shows a document from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, located in Washington, stating that due to an act of Congress approved by the President on May 1, 1920, the recipient's pension was increased to $50 per month; it instructs that the slip be securely attached to the pension certificate, and it features signatures of the Commissioner of Pensions and the Secretary of the Interior, printed on pink paper.

The image shows a document from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, located in Washington, stating that due to an act of Congress approved by the President on May 1, 1920, the recipient's pension was increased to $50 per month; it instructs that the slip be securely attached to the pension certificate, and it features signatures of the Commissioner of Pensions and the Secretary of the Interior, printed on pink paper.

Name/Title

John Jacobs Civil War Pension

Entry/Object ID

2002.191.071

Description

Notice to John Jacobs, Van Buren, Oh from Bureau of Pensions dated May 1, 1920.

Collection

Civil War

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects