[Certificate from the Paymaster General's Office]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08914.042 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 18 July 1876 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 12.7 cm Order a Copy
Certificate from the Paymaster General's Office. It is addressed to Mary A. Rifenburgh of Germantown, NY. It entitles her to a total of $112.96 in pension in 8 installments worth $14.12 each. To do so was required by an act of Congress on April 10, 1869.
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