Cole v. United States
United States Court of Claims
The Reporters'’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: 1. On July 25,1804, the claimant enlisted as bandsman in the United States Navy to serve three years and served thence therein until August 15,1865, after which date there is no record of his service in the Navy, and, in consequence, he was entered on the Navy records as a deserter. 2. Between said July 25,1864, and August 15, 1865, there became due to the claimant, under…
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The Reporters'’ statement of the case: The following are the facts of the case as found by the court: 1. On July 25,1804, the claimant enlisted as bandsman in the United States Navy to serve three years and served thence therein until August 15,1865, after which date there is no record of his service in the Navy, and, in consequence, he was entered on the Navy records as a deserter. 2. Between said July 25,1864, and August 15, 1865, there became due to the claimant, under section 4631, Bevised Statutes, on account of captures in which he participated, the sum of $38.85 of prize money, also…
1Opinion of the CourtWeldon, J.
The subject-matter of this proceeding was, on the 17th of September, 1896, under the provisions of section 1063 of the Revised Statutes, by the honorable Secretary of the Treasury, referred to this court for adjudication. A petition was filed by claimant on the 11th of October, 1898, which in substance embraces the material fact set forth in the findings, and may be stated as follows, to wit: The claimant enlisted in the Navy July 25,1864, as a landsman, and served on board of the United States Metacomet until August 15,1865, after which date there is no record of his service in the Navy, and…
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