Letter to Hon. John Black from W. H. Bass

Letter and envelope dated March 1888 from Bass to Black, Comm of Pensions, Wash D.C. requesting a pension be given to a Warwick resident. Harwood Proctor served 3 years in the war, has a large family, has heart trouble and deserves a pension. "I remain a copper head" states Bass who at this writing says he is 77 yrs old