“Wasn’t he a soldier in the war of 1812?” inquired Harry.
“Yes, he served for over a year.”
“Didn’t he get any pension, or anything else from government?”
“No, he got no pension. He got a grant of land—eighty acres, I believe—somewhere out in Wisconsin.”
“What did he do with the land?”
“He never did anything. Land was only a dollar and a quarter an acre, and nobody would give him that. An agent offered him twenty-five dollars for his grant, but he would not take it. Then he put away the paper, and never did anything more about it.”
“Have you got the paper now, mother?” asked Harry, interested.
“Yes, I believe so. I think I have it somewhere in my bureau.”
“If it wouldn’t be too much trouble I would like to see it. Can’t I find it?”