Show memorial to hon J joseph jospph as howell alln i J joseph howell f washington D C dear bear sir wethe we the commit tee of the veterans of the black hawk war of utah representatives from sixteen counties from the state of mali respectfully ask yon to urge our claims for a pension Ision in the house of representatives senta tives senator bill for a pension having passed the senate juno june 12 1906 and which is now in the hands of the house committee on pensions and this being the closing session of the present congress we feel that the present affords an all opportunity of vital importance to us and that we may rea son ably hope to succeed in our just request our numbers are diminishing year by year A great majority of those brave men who during those years have passed to the great beyond and many of the few survivors aro are mostly aged and infirm some are tottering on the brink af pf the grave and will soon pass away if during the few remaining years they could secure a small pension 0 from our great magnanimous government to which they feel they are justly entitled it would afford thorn them groat great relief aud and corn fort we respectfully re refer fer you to the report accompanying son sen ate bill no which will gi give e you full details of the black hawk war also gov chas dur dar kees certificate regarding tig calling out the militia of utah signed by J M westwood and the fifteen committeemen |