Civil War Pension: Margaret widow of Benjamin NICHOLSON (1867); Fayette Co., PA

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No. 50936
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Claim of Widow Having Minor Children

I certify that Margaret Nicholson widow of Benjamin Nicholson who was a Private 
Co B. 16th Regt Pa Cav., in the service of the United States, is entitled, under 
the provisions of an amendment to the act of July 14, 1862, to receive pay athe 
the rate of Eight dollars per month, to commence on the Fourteenth day of 
August, 1864, and to continue during life, unless she shall again marry, in 
which case the pension to her and for the within named children is not payable 
after the date of such marriage.

Also, there shall be paid to the widow on account fo the following named 
children, to commence 25" July 1866.

Mary A, who will be sixteen years of age 19 Sept 1871
Ervin who will be sixteen years of age 12 Oct 1873
Weldon who will be sixteen years of age 8 January 1878
Benjamin J who will be sixteen years of age 3 March 1880

the additional sum of two dollars per month for each child until arriving at the 
age of sixteen years; provided such child has not, before that date, married, 
died, or been adopted or abandoned.

Given at the Department of the Interior, this Twenty third day of May, one 
thousand eight hundred and sixty seven.
WJ Otto
Acting Secretary of the Interior