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surnames. Gen. Ser. Adm.- Jesse McLain COUNTY OF GREENE) STATE OF MISSOURI) SS On this 25th day of December A.D. 1868, personally appeared before me a Circuit Court Clerk in and for the County and State aforesaid JESSE McLAIN late a private of Captain William C. Montgomery's Company "H" 2nd Regiment of Mo. Light Artillery, aged 47 years, a resident of Douglas County , Mo. who being duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical JESSE McCLAIN who enlisted in the Service of the United States at Springfield, Mo. on the 1st day of November 1863, as a private in Co "H" Commanded by Capt. Wm. C. Montgomery, in the 2nd Reg. Mo. Light Artillery in the war of 1861 and was honorably discharged on the 20th day of November 1865. That while in the Service aforesaid and in the line of his duty, he recieved the following injury. viz that while at Franklin, Missouri, during the raid of Genl. Price (Rebel) in Nov 1864 he was engaged in breaking a mule team for the Service of the Battery, having lost all of the transportatio n at Pilot Nob Mo, that while so engaged through accident, unavoidable, he was thrown by a mule trampling him underfoot and so disabling him that the wagon run over him, before he could make his escape inflicting a serious injury to his left side and also injuring his back., from which injury he has not yet recovered. That he was confined for a long time in the Reg. Hospital and was treated by Dr. Anderson the Surgeon of the Regiment. That he has since his discharge resided in Christian & Douglas Counties, Mo. and has endeavored to conduct the affairs of a little farm, with such assistance as could be procured, being unable to engage in manual labor himself, and he hereby appoints Dexter & Newton of Springfield, Mo his true and lawful attorney to do and perform all things necessary to be done in the Collection of this his said Claim, revoking and countermandin g any and all other Authority that may have been given by him, for the procurment of his certificate. Post Office Address. Arno, Douglas Co, Mo. |
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Also
personally
appeared
Ubern Ritter
and Henry
Howard
residents of
Douglas
County,
persons whom
I certify to
be
respectable
and entitled
to credit,
and who being
by me duly
sworn say
that they
were present
and saw JESSE
McLAIN sign
his name to
the foregoing
decelararion;
and they
further swear
that they
have every
reason to
believe from
the
appearance of
the applicant
and their
acquaintance
with him,
that he is
the identical
person he
represents
himself to
be; and they
further swear
that they
have no
interest in
the
prosecution
of this
claim. Attest: H. (?F) Denten R.A.C. Mack Sworne to and subscribed before me this 25th day of December A.D. 1868 and I hereby certify that I have no interest, direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. John. W. Lisenby, Clerk Circuit Court |
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