2157 1869 DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, PENSION OFFICE, August 2, 1869. This pamphlet should be preserved for reference. A strict compliance with the full instructions thereof, in all claims now pending, or for which application may hereafter be made, will generally complete a claim, and render further correspondence with the office unnecessary. It is desirable that all the evidence required should, whenever practicable, accompany the application. H. VAN AERNAM, Commissioner of Pensions. |