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as on very few plantations was the marriage ceremony performed by any one. She had quite a family of children by this man John and was by his sickness at great expense, and to unable her to take care of his children married about two years ago not knowing that she was entitled to a pension which law is not as exacting as the bounty law. she can not apply as guardian for the pension for her children which she forfited by her marriage as the law required she is made to make.
There are many such cases were the orphans of the late colored soldiers are suffering and should have no only the bounty but the pension which they are unable to get for the reason they can not get a guardian to apply for them
Can not the bounty laws be modified to give these women the bounty