Chap. 736.—An ACT for relief of Thomas H. Forrest, an attlicted Confeder:
soldier.

Approved March 3, 1898.

Whereas Thomas H. Forrest, an atllicted Confederate soldier of
twenty-sixth regiment of Virginia infantry, was a true and gallant
dier during the whole war; was loyal to Virginia; and

Whereas he is now suffering from the following disability—to-wit

Contracted rheumatism while in prison during the war, and from
rheumatism now wholly unable to perform manual labor: therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That the cot
court of Mathews shall examine into the condition of the above-na
Thomas H. Forrest, a Confederate soldier; and should it be that he
true and loyal to Virginia through the war, and that he is now afllic
and from rheumatism contracted in prison is incapacitated for ma
labor, and that he is needy and poor, and should receive aid from
ginia, and if the county court of Mathews should send a certilicate of
facts to the auditor of public accounts of Virginia, then the audite
public accounts is directed to place the name of Thomas H. Forres
the pension-list, and pay him annually the sum of fifteen dollars, on
after the first day of April, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight.

2. This act shall be in force froin its passage.