Pension costs rise as pensions proliferate in 19th century US
Washington Letter notes the growing pension burden since 1861 with annual outlays near hundred million dollars and a total paid of almost seven hundred million. It cites 1.06 million claims filed, about half allowed, and a steady monthly gain of about 1500 new claimants.
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Bacon
Albany
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Government silver dollar coinage and vault holdings
Since February 2S the government purchased about 14 366 242 ounces of silver or over six thousand tons. Expenditure approached 147 million pounds and nearly 185 million standard dollars were coined with a net profit near 1 ped 000 000 after expenses. Only 2 million dollars are in circulation. the rest are stored in treasury vaults.
Thanksgiving Feast Served to Prisoners in Neatention
Prisoners in the nenitention at toilet were fed a Thanksgiving dinner with 1700 sounds of turkey and thirty bushels of potatoes. It is unclear whether prayers were offered before the meal according to the deponent.
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