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Marriage License of Horace Rice and Maria Mussey
Maria and Horace were married Dec 3, 1867 in Minnesota
Statement returned to Maria that asks her to prove she has not remarried
Asks Maria to prove that she has not remarried since Horace's death
Transcription of document that states Maria's whereabouts before and after Horace's death
Maria lived with Horace in Minnesota until his death in 1884, then continued her residence there and in Wisconsin until 1890. In 1891, she moved to Missouri, and now the only proof of her continuous widowhood comes from two residents of St. Joseph,…
Witness statement that says Maria never remarried
Witness statement from W.E. Mussey swearing Maria Rice never remarried
Official Notations of Horace that includes information about his death and discharge
Horace Rice was discharged July 17, 1865 and died March 17, 1884
Application for reimbusement from Hattie L. Beach
Application for reimbursment containing detailed breakdown of Maria's medical expenses
Claimant's Oath of Allegiance that swears Hattie Beach withholds the law
Claimant's Oath of Allegiance from Hattie claiming that she upholds the laws of the US government
Deceased Pensioner Certificate that contains a list of expenses
Deceased Pensioner Certificate containing a list of expenses and William Stubien's opinion on them
Deceased Pensioner Certificate that contains a list of expenses
Deceased Pensioner Certificate containing a list of expenses and A.S. Long's opinion on them
Funeral bill for Maria's death
Funeral bill detailing the expenses of Maria's funeral and death
Live-in nurse bill
Requests payment from Maria for what seems to be some sort of live-in nurse or hospice-like care
Rejection of widow's pension application
Rejection of widow's pension application from WO Brown
Rejection of Maria's widow's pension application
Rejects Maria's application, claiming she did get remarried
Affidavit from neighbors that says Maria died
Affidavit from A.S. Long and Ann R. Rollar saying Maria died on April 1, 1891
Cover Letter of Application for Accrued Pension
Horace Rice is the pensioner. Cover letter of Maria's widow's pension application
Form of a Pension Application that shows Horace appointed a lawyer
Horace was a farmer before his time in the service and worked as a clerk in Dakota County, Minnesota after the service
Form of a Pension Application that shows Horace appointed a lawyer
Horace lived in Dakota County, Minnesota and was a clerk. The document also lists all things necessary in order to receive pension
Examining Surgeon's Certificate for Pension Application
Contains what Horace looks like and a description of his injury from Malvern Hill
Summary by examiner that shows the medical examiner is of the opinion that Horace's pension should be admitted
Shows that the medical examiner is of the opinion that Horace Rice should be admitted for pension because of the gunshot wound to his left middle finger
Letter from surgeon general's office that requests the report of hospital treatment of Horace Rice
Letter that requests hospital documentation of Horace's treatment of injury
Letter from the Adjutant General's Office that explains all of Horace's time in the Hospital
Briefly talks about transfers and injury to left middle finger
Certificate that shows approval of Horace's pension
Shows Horace got pension
Malvern Hill Map
Shows the area of eastern Henrico County, Va., where the battle of Malvern Hill was fought. The landscape gave the Union forces a strong natural position from which to fend off the Confederate attack.
America's First Social Security System: The Expansion of Benefits for Civil War Veterans
Skopcol describes the nature, development and allocation of the American government's Civil War pension system and argues that its expansion was partially a reflection of 19th-century American politics
Private William Sergeant of Co. E, 53rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, in uniform, after the amputation of both arms
Photo shows identified soldier
Voyant Image for Maria
Graph showing the frequency of certain words relating to Maria used in our documents
Soldiers, other people, and tents of Confederates outside of Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia
An image of a Civil War hospital
Base or General Hospitals During the Civil War
Article that details new hospitals that began to emerge during the American Civil War, and the problems they encountered
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Continuation of previous document showing E Dean's signature
Demonstrates that E. Dean signed off on the previous witness statement
