CLARA BARTON GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE LOCKWOOD, Belva A. May 1888-June 1911Belva A. Lockwood & Co., Attorneys and Solicitors, 619 F Street, N.W. Practice before the United States Supreme Court and Court of Claims Pension and Bounty Claims a Specialty. Patents Obtained Washington, D.C., May 16 1888 Miss Clara Barton On the 8th inst. I was in Philadelphia at a meeting of "The Universal Peace Union". They would like to hold their Annual Meeting in Wash. early in June if arrangements can be made satisfactorily, and for this purpose appointed a Com. of Arrangements, of which you are one. The first thing is to secure some Church conmodions and central, or Hall, at which the meeting can be held, for I suppose an afternoon and an evening. The advertising in the City papers can be readily arranged. Some attractive speakers for the Evening, after the business (overmeeting is over. Please let me hear from you. Yours Truly Belva A. Lockwood. Belva A. Lockwood & Co., Attorneys and Solicitors, 610 F Street N.W. Practice before the United States Supreme Court and Court of Claims. Pension and Bounty Claims a Specialty. Patents Obtained Washington, D.C., Nov. 25th, 1888 Miss Clara Barton Dear Friend, Our Universal Peace Union holds its anniversary meeting at [?] Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 5 Morning Session 8 1/2 o'clock, 2 1/2 P.M. and an evening tea. The Friends of Peace would be very glad to have you with them on that occasion. Important matters on Arbitration will come up for discussion. We are also to have a section at the Paris Exposition commencing in May 1889, to be devoted to Peace Exhibits. Have you not something in this [?} tribute; or some new thought to suggest. Come if you can, but let us hear from you if you do not come; and please do add some suggestive thought to the work. Yours truly Belva A. Lockwood. Pensions Increased! Many invalid pensioners are not receiving Pensions in accordance with their Disabilities. Their disabilities were rated too low originally, and their Pensions cannot be increased without making proper applications, which can be done with very little expense. We have had experience as Attorneys in intricate and difficult cases. Claims for Increase are often rejected because they have no personal attention. Increases may be granted after several rejections. Important to Ex-Officers All Soldiers who enlisted for three years prior to June 22, 1861, and mustered in for three years prior to August 6, 1861, and who were discharged prior to a service of two years to accept a promotion, are entitled to $100 Bounty, provided the same has not been paid. Back Pay to Officers Commissioned Volunteer Officers, 1861-'65, whether their commissions were received by them or not are entitled from the date of their commissions , and are (in certain cases) entitled to all pay and emoluments as if actually mustered at such date, and carry increase of pension to such officers. Colored Troops Colored Troops are by law put on equal footing with other soldiers as to Pay, Bounty, Pensions, etc. Officers of Volunteers Officers of Volunteers in service March 3, 1865, were entitled to three months' extra pay on muster out, resignation, or discharge after 9th of April following. There are a great many Soldiers who enlisted as Recruits and received the $300 Bounty, when they had already served sufficient time to be mustered as Veterans, and should, therefore, have received the $400 Veteran Bounty. We can yet have you mustered as a Veteran and recover the $100. Three Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Recruits for three years who enlisted between October 24, 1863, and April 1, 1864, for three years during the war, and served the time, or were discharged for wounds or injuries. Four Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Veterans (or heirs) who were mustered out or discharged for wound, rupture, or injury (not disease.) One Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Soldiers honorably discharged (or heirs) who enlisted prior to July 22, 1861, for three years, and were mustered in before August 6, 1861. One Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Soldiers (or heirs) who enlisted before September, 1863, for three years, and served the full term, or were mustered out or discharged by reason of wound, rupture, or any kind of mechanical injury (not disease.) Drafted Men and Their Substitutes, who were enrolled between March 1, 1863, and September, 1864, for three years, are entitled to Bounty of $100, but to no other Bounty. Belva A. Lockwood & Co., Attorneys and Solicitors, 619 F Street N.W. Practice before the United States Supreme Court and Court of Claims. Pension and Bounty Claims a Specialty. Patents Obtained. Washington, D.C., Apr. 22, 1889 Dear Miss Barton, Our Universal Peace Union & Arbitration, of which you are a member, hold their Annual Meeting on the 13th and 14th of May in New York City - this year, and would be delighted if you could find it in your way to attend. Our meetings are growing very interesting now, and our exhibit in the Peace Section of the Paris Exposition will attract some attention, as well as our delegates to the International Conference, and we would like very much the privilege of printing your name on the programmes for the N.Y. meeting. Yours Truly Belva A. Lockwood. Pensions Increased! Many invalid pensioners are not receiving Pensions in accordance with their Disabilities. Their disabilities were rated too low originally, and their Pensions cannot be increased without making proper applications, which can be done with very little expense. We have had experience as Attorneys in intricate and difficult cases. Claims for Increase are often rejected because they have no personal attention. Increases may be granted after several rejections. Veterans and Other Bounty, and Ration Money, at 25 cents a day, while prisoners of war, are due many Soldiers and their Heirs. Important to Ex-Officers All Soldiers who enlisted for three years prior to June 22, 1861, and mustered in for three years prior to August 6, 1861, and who were discharged prior to a service of two years to accept a promotion, are entitled to $100 Bounty, provided the same has not been paid. Back Pay to Officers Commissioned Volunteer Officers, 1861-'65, whether their commissions were received by them or not, are entitled from the date of their commissions, and are (in certain cases) entitled to all pay and emoluments as if actually mustered at such date, and carry increase of pension to such officers. Colored Troops Colored Troops are by law put on equal footing with other soldiers as to Pay, Bounty, Pensions, etc. Officers of Volunteers Officers of Volunteers in service March 3, 1865, were entitled to three months' extra pay on muster out, resignation, or discharge after 9th of April following. There are a great many Soldiers who enlisted as Recruits and received the $300 Bounty, when they had already served sufficient time to be mustered as Veterans, and should, therefore, have received the $400 Veteran Bounty. We can yet have you mustered as a Veteran and recover the $100. Three Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Recruits for three years who enlisted between October 24, 1863, and April 1, 1864, for three years during the war, and served the time, or were discharged for wounds or injuries. Four Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Veterans (or heirs) who were mustered out or discharged for wound, rupture, or injury (not disease.) One Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Soldiers honorably discharged (or heirs) who enlisted prior to July 22, 1861, for three years, and were mustered in before August 6, 18[?] One Hundred Dollars Bounty is paid to all Soldiers (or heirs) who [?] September, 1863, for three years, and served the full term, or were mustered out or discharged [?y] [re?] wound, rupture, or any kind of mechanical injury (not disease.) Drafted Men and Their Substitutes, who were enrolled between March [?1], 1863, and September, 1864, for three years, are entitled to Bounty of $100, but to no other Bounty. Woman's National Press Association. Belva A. Lockwood, President 619 F Street N.W. Clara B. Colby, Corresponding Secretary, 2420 14th Street, N.W. Ruth M.G. Pealer, Recording Secretary, Temple Hotel, 9th Street N.W. Patty Miller Stocking, Treasurer, Room 4, Patent Office Building. Washington, D.C., Nov. 9 1902 Mrs. Clara Barton, Dear Friend, On Thursday Evening Nov. 13th at 8 o'clock, the Woman Suffrage Associations of this District will hold a Memorial meeting in honor of Mrs. Stanton at Friends Meeting House on I St. Btw. 18 and 19th Sts. A goodly number of speakers have been invited, and we would like to have you present too, and make some remarks, if you are able to come, and if not please do send us a letter to be read. Yours truly, Belva A. Lockwood. Glen Echo, Md., November 10th 1902. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, President Woman's National Press Association, 619 F St. N. W., Washington, D. C. My dear Mrs. Lockwood:- Many thanks for your thoughtful invitation to be present at your meeting, in honor of the great woman who has left us. Well may women meet and speak their tender words of loving honor, and shed such tears as they will never called to shed again, for Elizabeth Cady Stanton has left no peer. That clear brain scarcely stopped its work when it came up to the edge, and let us believe that it knew no change but for the better, and in that brighter world waits to bid us welcome. If in the city on Thursday evening, I shall try to be with you. If not there it will be for enforced absence and not ill health, for I am quite recovered from a temporary, hoarse cold, and am perfectly strong and well. With kindest greeting to those who will be with you, and esteemed regard for yourself, I am, dear Mrs. Lockwood, Very sincerely yours Clara BartonPress club came at 5. PM June 2. 1911 [*289 E*] ? l Press Association ?LD PEALER, [PRESIDENT] ?ETTS AVE. N. W. MRS. JOSEPHINE ARNOLD RICH, REC. SECRETARY 1221 EAST CAPITOL STREET DR. ADELINE E. PORTMAN, COR. SECRETARY 408-409 BOND BUILDING ?REASURER, 935 R. I. AVE. N. W. Washington, D.C. June 1, -11 Miss Clara Barton Dear Madam, I am coming out to glen Echo to-morrow. Friday Evening about 5:o'clock with some members of the press association [to] and we would like to call upon you for a brief chat, if you are well enough to receive us. Yours Truly Belva A. Lockwood