Certificate of Annuity issued to Pullman porter Thomas McCord

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A Certificate of Annuity issued by the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board to Pullman Porter Thomas McCord. The certificate has black type on paper. The type reads: Certificate of Annuity / U.S. RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD / THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT / Thomas McCord / IS ENTITLED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUITY UNDER AND SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT / RRB CLAIM NO. A- 349173]. The certificate is signed at the bottom by the chairman and secretary. There is additional writing on the bottom by hand in ink of a series of numbers.

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