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Legal notes about pension

Pension on April 17, 1884

Cover letter for Maria Rice's widow's pension application

Horace's widow is applying for widow's pension from the Pension Office

Discharge Record that shows that Horace injured his left hand

The record allows us to see when he was discharged then reenlisted

Decease Record that shows date of death

Gives the date of his death

Application for a claim for a widows pension claiming for the death of Horace.

General information about Maria and that she is claiming for Horace's old pension after he has died.

Transcription of Pension Office list of documents necessary to prove marriage for widow's pension application

List of documents that need to be included in a widow's pension application as proof of marriage to the deceased soldier, if the amount of accrued pension is large. Stamped by the Pension Office.

A letter from a pension agent that informs the Commissioner of Pensions that Horace has been dropped from his pension because he died

The letter is addressed to W. W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions at the US Pension Agency.

A summary of evidence of Maria's marriage to Horace and his death

The claimant is Maria Rice, who lives in Hastings, Minnesota. Unnamed witnesses testified that Horace and Maria were married and that Horace died on March 17, 1884. The evidenced is summarized by examiner Mark Tillor. M.B. Johnson approved the…

A list of witnesses who filed evidence of Maria's marriage to Horace and his death

Witnesses and those who filed statements to prove marriage and death include Maria Rice, W. Thorne, Gilbert Thorne, Chas. Houghtaling, and Chas. Barnum. All of those who filed are from Minnesota and four out of the five from Hastings, where Maria…

Verification of Maria and her mariage to Horace as well as that he had a pension beforehand.

Claims that Maria had no children and that her husband had passed from infection of his bowels and already had a pension.

Letter from Horace's physician to the Pension Office that verifies Horace's cause of death and claims that his death was a result of his war injury

Horace died of bowel inflammation due to an attack of colic. Thorne wrote Horace prescriptions for colic attacks over the last five or six years of his life. Horace told Thorne that he never had any colic attacks until after he recovered from the…

Letter from Horace's physician to the Pension Office that verifies Horace's cause of death and claims that his death was a result of his war injury

Horace died of bowel inflammation due to an attack of colic. Thorne wrote Horace prescriptions for colic attacks over the last five or six years of his life. Horace told Thorne that he never had any colic attacks until after he recovered from the…

Verification by a Notary Public that Horace's neighbor said he was in the room when Horace died

The witness is Gilbert Thorne, Horace's neighbor.

Verification by a notary public that Horace's neighbor said he was in the room when Horace died, and verification of the legitimacy of the notary public

The witness is a Charles Houghtagling, a second neighbor of Horace's who was in the room when he died.

General Affidavit for Any Purpose for widow's pension claim--record by a clerk of the witness's statements that testify that Horace experienced pain from his gushot wound

Witness Charles Barnum worked with Horace in a warehouse in Hastings from 1869 to 1874. He says Horace complained of pain in his left hand and sometimes had to discontinue work because of the pain.

Continuation of previous document showing E Dean's signature

Demonstrates that E. Dean signed off on the previous witness statement

Verification by a clerk that Maria's copy of her marriage license and certificate matches the original

The clerk is the clerk of the District Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota

Horace and Maria's marriage license

Certificate that shows the legality of their marriage and gives the date of when they were married in 1867

Letter to Medical Referee regarding the testimony of Horace's doctor related to Horace's cause of death

Horace's doctor testifies that Horace said he didn't have any attacks of colic until after he recovered from typhoid in service. The fact that he had typhoid hasn't been proven. Robish writes that Thorne wanted to know whether or not the fatal…

Rejection of widow's pension application because Horace's death by bowel inflammation wasn't caused by any injury or disease contracted during the war

Maria's pension application is rejected because death by acute bowel inflammation cannot be attributed to any disease or injury Horace contracted during his service. The rejection includes a timeline of relevant information: Horace enlisted October…

Letter of Rejection and the reasoning

Shows she was rejected and tells why from the medical examiner

Declaration for Widow's Pension that states Maria's testimony regarding her identity and marriage to Horace

Two witnesses testify that they know Maria: R.B. Sidebottom and F.J. Black. The creator of this document is a notary public. Maria is 49 years old.

Second page of the Widows Pension Claim

Claim put in by maria to state that she has not remarried since Horace has passed

Claim put in by Maria to state that she has not remarried since Horace has passed

Maria has not remarried

Claim put in by Maria to state that she has not remarried since Horace has passed

A notary verifies Maria's statement

Statement about Maria working and laboring

Maria is working hard and is in need of the pension to support herself even though she is laboring.

Continuation of Previous Document

Notary signed off on the witness statement

Original Invalid Pension documents that shows both the original and later approvals of Horace's pension

Horace began receiving a pension of $2 per month on October 10, 1864 for the gunshot wound he received to his left middle finger at the Battle of Malvern Hill

Muster Roll that documents Horace's enlistment

Horace enlisted into the 44th New York Infantry in Albany, New York at age 20

Muster Roll for NY 44 that includes the time Horace was sick

Records when Horace was present with the unit or absent due to being wounded and in the hospital

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

NY 44 Regiment Record that shows when he returned to the unit

States the dates he was sick

NY 44 Company Muster Roll that records the dates Horace was marked present

States that he was present between May and December 1863

NY 44 Company Muster Roll that records the dates Horace was marked present

Horace was present between January and August of 1864

Company muster roll for the 44th and multiple hospital muster rolls

Horace was transferred from Company C within the 44th to Company H. He was also transferred to David's Island, New York Harbor, where it seems he was employed. He was marked present in the hospital during July and August 1862

Hospital Muster Roll that includes Horace's hospital invoice

Explained the daily pay for the hospital between October 24th to the 31st.

Casualty Sheet that shows Horace was injured in battle

Report that Horace was injured in the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862

Casualty Sheet that shows Horace was injured in battle

Report that Horace was injured in the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862

Casualty Sheet that shows Horace was injured in battle

Report that Horace was injured in the Battle of Malvern Hill on July 1, 1862

Company description record that records Horace's transfer from the 121st to 65th unit

Horace is being transferred from the 121st to the 65th by special order. He has blue eyes and is 5'9" tall

65th infantry muster rolls, including transfer papers and muster-out roll

Horace was transferred into the 65th from the 121st by special order. He is being mustered out in Halls Hill, Virginia on July 17, 1885

Company description record that details how much Horace was owed by the 44th

Transfer papers that discuss how much Horace was owed

Muster Roll that shows when Horace joined the 121st infanty.

Muster Roll that states he was there from March and April 1865.

Muster roll that shows Horace's re-entry into the service

Horace was drafted and is being mustered into Company F of the 121st New York Infantry. He is a replacement for fallen soldier Thomas Barnes and will serve for one year

140th muster roll and muster-out roll

Horace has been transferred from the 44th New York Regiment to the 140th and then discharged because he completed his three-year term of service. He fought in nine battles

Muster Out Roll that shows when Horace left the military

Horace was 20 years old when he joined the service on 10/9/1861. He left on 10/12/1864 near Petersburg, Virginia

Widow's pension claim that includes infomation about the pension Horace received when he was alive

Record including details about the pension rates Horace recieved while he was alive; $2 a month for injury

Marriage License of Horace Rice and Maria Mussey

Maria and Horace were married Dec 3, 1867 in Minnesota