H.R. 4982, A bill granting a pension to Harriet Tubman Davis, late a nurse in the United States Army
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Title
H.R. 4982, A bill granting a pension to Harriet Tubman Davis, late a nurse in the United States Army
Subject
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Description
Congress received many letters of support for Tubman's pension claim. In 1899, Congress passed, and President William McKinley signed, H.R. 4982. The bill authorized an increase of Tubman's pension to twenty dollars per month for her service as a nurse.
Creator
U.S. House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3rd Session
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Date
January 19, 1899
Rights
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C, 20408, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Documents and Published Materials-Government Document
Identifier
ARC Identifier: 306578
Bibliographic Citation
National Archives. Claim of Harriet Tubman. Accessed 30 Nov. 2018, https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/claim-of-harriet-tubman.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Collection
Citation
U.S. House of Representatives, 55th Congress, 3rd Session, “H.R. 4982, A bill granting a pension to Harriet Tubman Davis, late a nurse in the United States Army,” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed April 20, 2024, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/84.