Immigrants to Canada

Abstract of Claims to Pensions, &c.

Taken from the Sessional Papers, 32 Victoria 1869, (75).

Corps.	Rank	Names	Report of Prin. Med. Officer	Class	Recommendations by the Adjutant General
York Rifles	Private	Chas. T. Robertson	Permanently unfit for service or usual occupation		Was recommended in the first summary of claims sanctioned by the Executive Council, for a pension of 20 cents a da from 1^st July. This proves to be utterly insufficient. Recommended for a gratuity of $50, for a pension of $110 per annum from 1^st July, 1866, and that $81 be paid on his account to the Imperial Purveyor's Department, for charges incurred while in Hospital.
Lucan Company	do	Thos. H. Hodgins	Died from disease contracted on service		Pension of $110 to widow, and of $27 to each of three children until they respectively attain the disqualifying age, from May 1^st, 1867. Also $32.50 for medical attendant.
Stratford Rifles	do	Samuel Gillespie	Sickness contracted on service		$80 for himself, to include all charges for nursing, &c.
Brockville Rifles	do	John Mulvaney	Died from disease contracted at Camp at Cornwall		Gratuity to his Father of $53.25 (representing 71 day's pay).
Queen's Own Rifles	Corporal	John Connor	Died from disease contracted on service		Was granted a pension of 35 cents a day. Has since died. Recommended that in place of the above pension the usual Widow's pension of $110 per annum be granted to his mother, Mary Connor, commencing from 17^th February, 1867.
St. John's Troop of Cavalry	Trooper	A.E. Marchand	Fatal disease contracted on service		Gratuity of $50. Pension of $110, to commence 1^st July, 1866. Medical expenses, $175 to Dr. Wight.
Prince of Wales' Regt	Private	Robert martin	Died from disease contracted on service		$110 per annum to be paid to his father. $50 to medical attendant, Dr. McCallum.
26^th Middlesex	do	Wm. Newell	Unfit for usual occupation for six weeks		Compensation 6 weeks, $33. Dr. Somerville, $10.
Ottawa Battalion	Corporal	Maurice Flynn	Loss of time for 15 months from disease contracted on service		$250 as compensation, $47 Hospital expenses, $18 board, &c. Applicant to be examined at the end of 12 months.
16^th Battalion	Private	Edwin Peterson	Loss of time for 42 days from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $31.50 (42 days at 75¢).
do	do	George Tuttle	Died from disease contracted on service		$84 to his father, Thos. Tuttle, for maintenance. Medical account, $40.50.
do	do	John Tuttle	Loss of time for six months from disease contacted on service		Compensation, $110, Medical account, $33.50.
do	Sergeant	J.C. North	Loss of time, 6 weeks, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $42 (42 days at $1 per day). Medical account $13.25.
do	Private	Wellington Philips	Loss of time, 42 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $31.50 (42 days at 75cts. per day). Medical account $6.
do	Corporal	W.J. Hollingsworth	Loss of time, 42 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $35.70 (42 days at 85 cts.per day). Medical attendance, $15.50.
do	Sergeant	W.H. Clapp	Loss of time, 197 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $197 (197 days at $1 per day).
do	Private	James Handley	Loss of time, 42 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $31.50 (42 days at 75 cts.). Medical account $8.75.
do	Corporal	James Minaker	Loss of time, 42 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $35.70 (42 days at 85 cts.). Medical account $12.
do	Private	Christo. Goldsmith	Died from disease contracted on service.		Compensation, $21 (loss of time from 18^th June to 15^th July), to his father, John J. Goldsmith. Medical account, $26.50.
do	do	John Ackerman	Loss of time, 62 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $46.50. (Loss of time from 19^th June to 20^th August). Medical account, $6.
do	Captain	M. Werden	Loss of time, 6 weeks, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $100. Medical account, $24.50.
Victoria Rifles	Private	James Douglas	Loss of time, 2 months, from disease contracted on service.		Compensation, $45, (two months at 75cts. per day.) Expenses $80. Medical account $10.
Stratford Rifles	do	Samuel Gillespie	Loss of time, 38 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $28.50, (33 days at 75cts.) Medical account $30.
Drumbo Infantry Co.	do	John Cockburn	Loss of time, 40 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation, $30, (40 days at 75cts.) Medical account $30.
Royal Light Infantry	Corporal	Thos. McIntosh	Loss of time, 152 days, from disease contracted on service		$100. Payment in full of compensation.
Stratford Rifle Company	Bugler	John Dearlove	Loss of time, 49 days, from disease contracted on service		Compensation $36.75 (49 days at 75 cts.)

(Signed,) P.L. MacDougall, Colonel, A.G.M.

Montreal, April 20, 1867