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No Application Rejected bJ County Judge or~ Commissioners

• Shoul<1 be ForlVardrl1 to Comptroller.

CONFEDERATE PENSION APPLICAT~ON.

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r 9ave carefully examined tlie within application for

pension,. together with the proof in support thereof, and

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FORM NO.2.,.

APPLICATION of Indigent widow of Soldier or Sailor of the late Confederacy for penslOn

under the Act of May 12, 1899.

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To ;he Honorable CountyJudge of..r::2:I.kU~~ :.~W-;;: County) Texas.

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she,ISa reSlden~.t ClIzen of""db.w,;4<iI'~'mm"m'mmmm,CouutY, '" the State of:~~~, th~t ,he" the w,dowOf,&~,. ,~~'m'm ..' . decea&od,who,"'"' a coufede'~~~oldie:."""'.""","_""I\""a""i"'~""",alld

that she m«;s this app1igiltionfor the purpose of ob~aini~i a pension as the widow of said..·W~· ..·:::-··..··..·:·i::~Y"12,'~,'~.'l:::,a:::,,:::d:~~:~::f::::::i::~~~:.w::t::::~~:~'::::.e:~::e:::e: :

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to the COt~stitt1tionof the Slate of Texas, providing that' aid..may be granted to disabled and dependent Confederate.~ . ~

soldiers, sailors, and their~widow:;under certain conditions, and to make an appropriation therefor," and I do solemnly;i~;; ....•. ~•., :,Iii .; .

swear that the answers I have given to the following questiops are,true .

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Q. \Vhat real and personal property do you now own" and what is tbe present vaiueof such property? Give'list 6£

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CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY JUDGE~i. .!. > ~ ••

THE STA".rE OF TEXAS} ~ { : .. ,'! ";'" .:, *~ ,vr/!~ " .;. •. ~(~~ .. _. :0'~COUNTYOF..Ar ',.m'~\/o~~'.' .. ' .

.,., :' ~County Judge Of.~~::?::?:~,/t,(.?~ _county, State of Texas, do hereby certify. that on th~ .?: ../ _

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M" 'kv1. a. "7 ~~;;z.'W;dOWOf~C2-?VY#<'7k.~~ ,".........................................................."m"" deceaserl, for a pension under me eonf~denite Pension Law of this

State, approve~ May 12, A. D. 1899; that the answersof said applicant to the questions propounded were made under oath as the same

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--"--;'pp'ear in Writi;tg1n- the ~<:1t"'goingapiili'catic;n;'that the affidavit!; of the witnesses who are credible citizens were made before 111f: as the

••m. h".io"'fo,. 'PP"" I ,"~codifyth.t the M;d 'PPlkOOL.~h1-a~t?2 ~dis not disqualified under any of tl1~provisions of Section 12, of the Confederate Pension I.aw. I further certify that after considering all

ofth. p,,,,,,,.dio,,,,hod h.fm' m••• I.Ii•• '" the••id.ppli,,"oo fo," ,,"0';00 by the ORidM".~ ..~ ~.............•••• " widowof Pa-?~)0.m ..~;;R

deceased, I find the said applicant is lawfully entitled to the pension provided for by the Confe<1erate Pension Law of this State, .and I

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o.".id .pph,," 1 ofoffi".t. .• / '" t7dh•••hy.pp' I••ml .od ,•• A. D. Z .

Witness my £'~~Ui' .~~~.~~~.day of .. ,., /. J

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CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

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J!:i'~k?<'!/..'::<.•.county,Tm', h".by w"fy tb.t tb. fo••go;og.ppli,,"oo ;f M'~.~ a~<J'?bA.widowOf.b~.~?,O) ..~ ,)'7l ,l."".<l, fo, • p.o,ioo

together with the proof in support thereof, was duly submitted by Hon .

County Judge of thiS ....H~;::, ..~ ....county, to the 'commis~ioners Court of thiS ~<~.?:-:?~

d- c;:::;;-/County, at a regular term thereof on them I..<?' ~ay Of. A~.~ .. A. D./f.~V'. , and after a careful

consideration of the same we find j:he said applicant is lawfully entitled to the pension provided for by the Confederate Pension Law of

this State, and we hereby approve said application .

Witness our hands and seal of office at dg~ .W"

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To 'any Clerk of a Court of Record having a Seal, .and Notary Public, or any Com-\.-. ~~;.~.-' . ~'.'"

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mIssioner of Deeds duly appointed ,under the Laws of this State, . '

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theCle~k of the Court as here;in provided :,'.'

1. That you reduce his answers so taken to writing, in proper form, and cause the same to 'b'e subscl'ibed and.... ~

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2. That you c~rtify under your hand .and se~l of office, that said answers were sworn to and subscribedit. '."..• ~I.~·, .' ~ '10-

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3.' That you seal up'/n a.~envelope ~~e an~wers so taken, together with the annexed interrogatories, and :t~is_f,~~~~~;, '. '.: ..~\": -~

,,'commission, with you,r;11:;\1meri8!:"ossthe seal. .i .' ·;~i;!;/" . ~<;;'I,~w:.." ••.. ' /",. '.r.ro. r~~" •.~,~, ,\',"'t '~-Y;f;:f~t•.~~. ii- •• , ••. " ~;tl;.~~~ - ,,+,&: " ~.f,~At:.·~.:' .

,·~.::-.:.~:~tt.*,..;-~ 't: '. '. _ ".tI.~. ~t1r~""~ l:~~}cY' .;;.::.'.~..•4. That you Eid'porseonthe envelope the riame of the applicant for pension herein and the name of said witness .

. v ':f~t" ;,.~r , ,i; .. '.5.. That you direct th.{'package td,;tbe "Clerk of the ..__~~:.:::::<:: ..:b;.::h.m ....m..__. ..~.::?;L ... __..Court,

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.of4~~;()oont\j"O::~;?---~'mmmmTexa~" ..6. That if said package is sent by mail, the Postma~ster or his J,?eputy shall endorse thereon that'he recejved

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J:~.~~./1!?!Z~~eeeee{e:('..~ ..L~~e ..'.ApP1ican1;,~forC)oG';'d'.,ff;i;1~;Pension.

The~~:,"6i~\;~1u~::~u~g. Or:~~~~m~mm_mmm'm COUll!,y, Tens,o will Please:Y~e noti~lthat, five days after the servi~e hereof, appJicant herein wilJ appJy to the CJerk of

the Connty Court of saiQCounty"an~.~; §t~~.~r:[of a .commission to ta~P?Si tions oL .., nmmeemem •••••••••••,.·;~~~:;~~t::;2·~~~''-~.·:~~~~:;.:;_:z:~~, ••.••••••••••in answer to the following interrogatories and suclL,cross-interrogatories as may be propounded by the County

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Judge of said County, which will be read in evi4~nce upon the hearing of applicant's claim for pension in

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Of ...-!3.·.'<?70?1'P'?ip-<~.~CbUn'y,Texas,

before the l-{rnorable County Judg-e of said County.

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behalf of applicant; said testimony is material andApdispensable to applicant.jn furnishing'the reqnired proof

to h claim for a pension undel t~~,.Act~;~f, 1\t-a~.';12,1899, the application for which is now pending before,~'\~~.. ' ,~~,~J:.p.. "<. :..\ ..~., "':;' .:

:the Honorable County Judge, and the<l!i:bts:ii€~~ssary alia required to be proven un~er he provisio of said act,~1'. _, " ~ . -of.~; i~: •

applicant believes can not be proven bYany*it~~g'i.tr!t::::~,.residing in the County of.. .~.-i,.:;.~·,~' ....

and State of Texas, at which~.he is a bona fide resident." "0'~ t\'~"foI,""

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CROSS INTERROGATORIES.

~CROSSINTERROGATORY1. If, in answer to the foregoing direct interrogatories, you have stated that you

personally know or did know said applicant, and that you know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederaey

and performed the duties of a soldier or sailor, and having named the company and regiment in which applicant,.

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so enlisted and served, then please state fully what is your source of such knowledge? And state whether 01' not

you know or at any time you knew of any other soldier or sailor by the name oCmnm._._.._m._ _n n__m.mm m.mmmnm..

h..mnn..n._.._.....__.._..m.mmmmmmnmmm.nm..mn.mnmnm.hnh.m.serving in the same company or regiment in which you say the said

applicant, ..m.mmn.mm_nnnn..mh..mn.mm_h:nmmmm__mm_.n_.n.m..__._._._.__._.....m..._m._m__.n .mn_nnnm_nn_._.'_00'enlisted T or if you have stated

that said applicant enlisted and served in the navy of the Confederacy, then state whether or not you know any

other sailor of the same name as saidhm.mnmhmnnnmmmnmnnnmnn_nmnmh__h_nnhhn_.m_mmmn.__._m nnh.h_ummm _ m.applicant ,

serving in the same command'

If yowsay that you so knew other soldiers or sailors of the same name as applicant's, then can you and how

do you identify and locate the one from the other or others!

CROSS INT. 2. Are you positively certain that said.n.n mmmnmmm.n.nhnmmmnnn_._n_._._nn._mmn__m_.'nmhnnmmnnmmnm', .

applicant for pension, is the identical person serving as testified by you T

CROSS INT. 3. If you have answered Direct Interrogatory No.6 in the affirmative, then please state your

source 0t;~nowledge()r information '1 Is not this your answer simply based upon conjecture '1

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in said State, do hereby waive copy of interrogatories, notice; time and issuance of commission, and it is hereby.~. ,.. ,,/\

agreed that tbe:-answers to the hereinabove direct and cross interrogatories of the said berein named witnes8...n

may be attached hereto.

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EX PARTE IN RE APPLICANT FOR CONFEDERATE PENSION

Under Act May 12, 1899, pending in County Commis_

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County, Texas, before the Honorable County Judge of

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,#' '.•••••• ':~, • ,:. Ii ' ••.• Ii "' ,"NOTE- -In TexliB, nnY"Clerk·{)f the DistrICt Court, any Judge and Olerk of the County Court, or any Notary Publlo or Justice of the Peace, wtthln their respec-tive Counties, Are autbor1zcd to take depositions. :~,:. ''t ~, >', " •

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and were sworn to arid subsc~ibe~9re me, by said ~itnesS~1)· ...A.~;~~~~:~:~?, .' /7 ':t ~ ~ ./':""'.. -- -~' -"96-d'Given under my hand and official seal, this the K:: day of...~~ V .

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