mar 3, 1885 - Proposes listing Ulysses S. Grant to be general on the retired list of the Army and eligible for the appropriate pension. Arthur had on this same date signed legislation authorizing the president to appoint "one person" with rank and full pay (23 Stat 434). This provided pension support for Grant who had fallen into penury
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mar 3, 1885
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~ 141 years ago