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I have carefully examined the within applica~. ,

tion for .pension, togetlter with' tlte proof in sup-

port thereof, dnd I recommend that the application

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THE STATE PRINTING CO•• AUSTIN. TEx"a.

REPRODUCED FROM THEHOLDINGS OF THETEXAS 5T ATE ARCHIVES

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NOTE-The law provides that pensions can begin oniy C'n the first day of .April and October of each year.

FORM No. 1. Amended October 1, 1902.

APPLICATION of Indigent Soldier or Sailor of the late Confederacy for pension under the

Act of May 12, 1899. Hereafter use no blank but this.

to all of the following- questions, arid such answers must be written outplainly in ink.

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:'...Are you in indigent circumstances; that is, are you in actual want, and destitute of property and means of sub-

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sistence~ Answer - - -J'~ ------..-- ..- -- -- - - -~- -../~ ...Are you unable by your labor to earn· a support? Answer ~_m .._ _ _ _ m _ .

- "'<:~;: 'i'f'2:~'c ',1 r' " .Have{you transferred to others any property of value of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under

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"-J~~;~'~;~~.yop ever desert the Confederacy? Answer m.." =: mm ~ _ mmm ."J'Q. ",~a;veyou been continuously since the first day of January, 1880, a bona fide resident citizen of this State? Answer

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Wherefore your petitioner prays that his application for pension be approved and that such other proceedings be

Q. What p;opert~, and what was the value th-:reof, have you sold or conveyed within two years prior t~ the date of

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! ;'::;Q. What estate has your wife in her own right, real and personal, and what is its value? Answer~~ t:..~

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. had)n. the premises as required by law.

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AFFIDAVIT OF WITNESSES

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CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

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State of Texas.

County Judgem.mn.n.n...I...:::l4#..v.v:~_~._nCounty, State of Texas.

AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN.. ~,

CERTIFICATE OF COUNTY JUDGE

OF TEXAS,

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:~a4 1~, A. D. 1899; that the answers of said applicant to the questions propounded were made under oath as theL,

itmg in the ,foregoing application; that the affidavits of the witnesses who are credible citizens were made before me

i~,~~~re appear, and that the foregoing affidavit of Doctor .m.nn&.L~1···~·--~~~~e"~ras:Wcingphysician of this county, was made before me. I also "tHy that the said applicantmn__. m._n_.u ._m...

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,flt.::'k~- .._ n- m -- We, the undersigned members of the Comrni,i,.e:ro Court of•...~.. ~ ~:_ .._.=._n~~_.C01mtY, Texas, hereby certify that the foregoing application oL ::.LZJi. .._.~-----. ,1,;," . ,

,_.l~: "" :7".'00 - 00 - for a pension, together with the proof in support reof, Was duly submittedLV" ' _ ..

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...nf m ..A. D../£.~ and after a careful consideration of the same we fu1d th~ mud. applicant is

:the pension provided for by the Confederate Penaion Law of this State, and we lUJreby flppl'OY'8 ooid application.. ~' -'" § a .c::>-.! • , ~j'~ ','. 7, --WItness 1)l1I hande and seal of officeat n ••••••••••••••••••••• m •• n •••••••••••••• "' ••••• thm -·4·.· ··- · .

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WASH I,NGTON , September 24,1906.TH1fllf!.lpTARY SECRETARY'S OFFICE,

Respeetfully returned tathe

.••••Address: "The Military Secretary,War Department, Washington, D, C."

Comptroller, .

State of Texas,Austin.

The records show that James A.

Whitlock, private, Company A, 9th

Louisiana Infant~J, C.S.A., was captur­

ed'April 6, 1865, near High Bridge,

Virginia, and that he took the oath

of allegiance to the United States

Jun$ 24. 1865. ~ _

Austin, Texas.

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Very respectfully,

Secretary,

this State, and I desire to verify his proof.of service.I

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. ~~; .~.'"",". I have the honor to request the mili tary record of

/,. 0"'> " .!-¥/l C/~ '~~J.tid..al{!.,.../!.7/i£.#~ u WhO is repOrted to have enlisted in

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~u~poee:~, The peraon above named i8 anpapplicant fo~ a Confederate pension

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please take Inotice that, five days after the service hereof, appJicant herein will apply to the Olerk oft .

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;:"0 .... ".mjnt~o.-... of..m... (~jn tho.Stat oL ....mmmm..m.. m ··.·m.,;,,in"it wer to the following inte gatories and such cross-interrogatories as may be propounded by the Oounty

»'0' Jlldge of said cdunty,' wh,ich will be read in"evid;~~~ upon th~; hearing of applicant's claim for pension in.' ",'.' J .,.,~'

~',;}~..b~~a]fofapp1ica.pp said testimony is material' aI1djndispensable to applicant in furnishing-the required proofl't:;f,/"t<>h:.-0:,claim for a. pension under the .Act of May 12, 1899, the application for which is now pending beforel -.1""'\."'"'' ,,,,,.,;,:\ .•,,,,.,,-,, . + .. - ..~';~7{:i0the;HonorableOounty Judge, and the facts necessary and required to b~ proven under the provisions of said act,

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Direct Interrogatories to be Propounded to the Witness.m.m.II .

A 69-lNTERROGATORIES TO WITNESSES IN PENSION CLAIMS-Class 4.

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CROSS INTERROGATORIES. j/;(ft I<ak'

. TOL~~~~L4:~=._ ...,~;{.'<'CROSS INTEimoGATORY l.~in answer to the foregoing direct interrogatories, yon have stated that you

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SO enlisted and served, th'en please state fully what is your source of such knowledge~ And state whether or not

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. that,said licant enlisted and sel'ved in the navy of the Confederacy, then state whether or not you know any., .. >-

other sal or of the same name as said :__..__.u.m mmm __mmmmm mm.mm mu.m. __ m.u.u ..m. __ m. u.mmm. m__m__..applicant,

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If you say 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? I .

; CROSSINT. 2. Are you positively certain that sai~mm .~~ ..~ ...mm..... --.--mmn--.m.,~applicant for pension, is the identical person serving as tes 1 ed by you'j'~ .-d_,~ -.. 1 ••

. .,~. CROSS!NT] 3. If you have answered Direet Interrogatory No.6 in the affirmative, then please state your

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' County of :)!i!z~ .I; ..mm .. m.. !.. ~~m mm..m.m.n_ mm um.m ' County Judge of said Connty,

in said State, I ereby waive copy of interrogatories, notice, time and issuance of commission, and it is hereby

agreed tha t e answers to the hereinabove direct and cross interrog~tories of the said herein named witness---..

may be attached hereto.

(Applicant,) Attorney for Applicant.

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