Prussia, Kingdom. A Captain’s Widow’s Pension Provisions Letter Signed By King Wilhelm I, 1870 Archive maker marked "BIZ

maker marked "BIZ

He was a resident of Poplar Grove when he signed his Attestation Paper (276193) with the 217th Infantry Battalion "Qu'Appelle Battalion"

After enjoying promotion to Major in 1869

all four of which face an equal number of reinforced button holes on the left side

Prussia, Kingdom. A Captain’s Widow’s Pension Provisions Letter Signed By King Wilhelm I, 1870 Archive maker marked "BIZThe letter is signed in blue ink by Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, and addressed to the Minister of Finances. Wilhelm states that the widow of Hauptmann (captain) and Rathmann (privy councillor) Nickau in Grlitz (Saxony) is to receive a one time gift of 30 Thaler, and that her annual widows pension is to be increased from 50 to 90 Thaler. The letter is dated to Head Quarters at Versailles on October 12, 1870. Measuring 222 mm (w) x 261 mm (h), presenting