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State of Kentucky
County of Taylor

Personally appeared before me a County Court Clerk of the County and State aforesaid Wm R Godby who is 58 years old and whose post office address is Campbellsville, KY and under oath states that he is personally acquainted with Joab Rigney who he understands is an applicant for a pension and who was a first sergent in Co D 13 Regt KY Cav Vol. That while he was in the servce & line of duty in the spring 1864 near Bucksville, KY was attacked with stomach disease and costiners? and complained very much of same and during the later part of term of service complained of aching and pain in small of back and much trouble at stools and pain about the rectum and since he was discharged I have seen him frequently and heard him complain a great deal of said disease and bleeding piles. I know these facts from having been with him in the service and frequently since I was member of above regiment and I am not interested in this matter.
Wm R. Godby
(stamped US Pension Office Feb 4, 1892)

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Southern Div
GBT Ex'r
Inv Orig No 696514
Joab Rigney
Co D 13 Reg't KY Cav

Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C.
Dec 15th, 1890

Sir:
To further aid this Bureau in determining the merits of the above entitled claim for pension, be kind enough to answer in your own handwritting the following questions, giving more complete details than your affidavit affords.
Very Respectfully
___? B Raum
N.B Portman
Liberty, KY

When did you first see claimant after he returned from the army, and how do you fix the date?
Answer: Some time in Jan or Feb 1865. Immediatly after we returned from service after we were discharged.

Of what disability did he complain, and how was he affected?
Answer: Dyspepsia & costioness (?) & piles. pains in stomach could eat no strong diet.

How frequently have you seen him since your first acquaintance?
Answer: Sometimes once every two or three months, in other years two or three times a year.

If he has continued to suffer with such disability, please describe the symptoms which were apparent to you, and state to what extent he has been disabled for manual labor thereby during each year?
Answer: When I first saw him he was reduced in flesh much debilitated weakly could not rest or sleep of nights great trouble to get up when down. He seems to have declined each year. I do not thing he can do scarcely any labor now at all. My means of knowing the facts of the case are these: Being well acquainted and known him all my life and with often.

Very Respectfully,
N.B. Portman

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Officers Certificate

State of Kentucky
County of Casey,

I N.B. Portman late 1st Lieut. Co. B. 13th Regt. Ky. Cavl. Vol. a resident of Casey Co. Ky. whose Post Office address is Liberty Casey Co., Ky. On oath do depose and say = That I am well acquainted with Joab Rigney who was a 1st Sargt. in
Co. (D) 13th Regt. Ky. Cavl. Vol. in the war aforesaid. That while in the military service & in the line of duty an or near Burksville Ky. during the spring of 1864. Contracted dispepsia or indigestion & costivenep(?) from exposure and hardships
and was greatly troubled with sd disease, during the remander of his turn of service = That since he was mustered out of service, he has been sufering & complaining very much with same disease, and that I have heard him complaining during later years, of heart disease & kidney trouble = That his health seems to be gradually declining, so much so, I do not believe he is able to do, but very little manual labor.
I know these facts from having been personally present, and I have no interest whatever in the prosecution of this claim.
N.B. Portman
Late 1st Lieut. Co. (B) 13th Regt. Ky. Cav. Vol.

Subscribed and sworn to before me by N. B. Portman on this 3rd day of June 1889 and I have no interest whatsoever in this matter.
Y.A. Powell (?)
Casey County, Court

(page 7 stamped US Pension Office May 12, 1890)

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State of Kentucky
County of Casey SS

In the matter of the Invalid Pension Claim of Joab Rigney No. 696.514 On this 14th day of April 1890, Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority within and for the county & state aforesaid. David E. Watson who is a resident of Casey Co., Kentucky and whose Post Office address is Gilpin Casey County Kentucky who being duly sworn according to law=On oath declares=That he is personally acquainted with Joab Rigney. Whom he learns is an applicant for a pension and who was a 1st Sergt. in Co. D 13 Regt. Ky Cav. Vol. in the war of 1861. The deponent(?) further declares= That he has intimatly known sd claimant from childhood up to the present time. That before enlistment. That never had he herad of sd Joab Rigney being sick not even a day.=That he has been intimatly associated with and living near him the greater portion of the time since sd claimant was discharged from servicce and that he has been complaining a great deal of Dispepsia or indigestion and costiveness, and a trouble about his heart. and pains in smal of back, and piles=That he considers him very much disabled from manual labor since discharged and for 7 or 8 year past, has not been able to perform but ver little or scarcely any manual labor at all. These facts I know, so far as I am able to judge, from being intimatly acquainted and personally associated with Joab Rigney.
David E. Watson
X (his mark)

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State of Kentucky
County of Casey SS

In the matter of the Invalid Pension claim of Joab Rigney No. 696.514 on this 14 day of March 1890. Personally appeared before me the undersigned authority within and for the county & state aforesaid Geo. W. Mcaninch a resident of the above named county & State and whose Post Office address is Bright Casey Co., KY who being duly sworn according to law, on oath states=
That he is intimately acquainted with and has known from childhood up to the present time. Joab Rigney, who he understands is an applicant for a pension, and who was a 1st Sergt. in Co. D. 13. Regt. Ky. Cav. Vol. in the war of 1861.
The deponent further states= That he has lived in close proximity to sd claimant before and since the war of 1861. That sd Joab Rigney was a sound healthy man up to his enlistment. That he never heard of him being sick at all, not a single day prior to his term of service in late war.= That since claimant was discharged from service he has been constatly complaining of Dispepsia or Indigestion and Costiseness(?) and a trouble about the regins of his heart and kidney disease as he thought, but which I learn his Physician terms Lumbago. That I have heard him complain of piles very much during this period and all the while since he was discharged from the service. That he does not believe that sd claimant has ever been able to perform more than half manual labor any time since discharge and that for seven or eight years past he has not been able to perform but very little manual labor or scarcely any labor. That he is not interested in the prosecution of this claim, These facts I know from having been intimatly acquainted, and personally associated with sd Joab Rigney.
W.H. McCline
George M. Mc Aninch(?)
X
his mark

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Southern Div.
GBT Ex'r
Inv Orig 696514
Joab Rigney
Co D 13 Reg't Ky Cav.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Dec. 15", 1890

Sir:
To further aid this Bureau in determining the merits of the above entitled claim for pension, be kind enough to answer in your own handwriting the following questions, giving more complete details than your affidavit affords.
Very Respectfully,
? B Raunn (?) Commissioner

Timothy C. Godbey
Bright, KY

When did you first see claimant after he returned from the army, and how do you fix the date?
Answer: In Jan. 1865 Few days after we returned home we were discharged 10 Jan 1865. Came home part way together.

Of what disability did he complain, and how was he affected.
Answer: Dyspepsia, Costiveness & Piles pains in stomach, weakness great trouble to have stools.

How frequently have you seen him since your first acquaintance?
Answer: Raised up with him. Many times since the war, live near him.

If he has continued to suffer with such disability, please describe the symptoms which were apparent to you, and state to what extent he has been disabled for manual labor thereby during each year?
Answer: At time of discharge was quite weak, has continued to decline in health and strength each year seemingly very much. Can not be positive as to degrees. Sixteen years ago could not do more than half labor. For 10 or 12 years scarcely any to do himself justice.

My means of knowing the facts of the case are these:
Answer: Served in same Co. been with & worked with since. Has been all the time much reduced in flesh complexion sallow & splotched - counld not eat strong diet, kind of spells that he could not stand up - Kind of smothering about heart could not sleep well of nights - has to set up of nights.

Very Respectfully,
Timothy C. Godbey
X
His mark

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Invalid claim of Joab Rigney, Co. D. 13 Regt. Ky. Cavl. War of 1861 No. 696.514 Comrades certificate Filed by Joab Rigney Claimant Bright Casey Co., Kentucky

State of Kentucky
County of Casey SS

In the matter of the invalid pension claim of Joab Rigney No. 696.514 on this 14 day of Feb. 1890 personally appeared before me=the undersigned authority written and for the county and state aforesaid Timothy C. Godbey a private Co. D. 13th Regt. Ky. Cavl. Vol. in the war of 1861 and now a resident of Casey Co., KY whose Post Office and address is Bright Casey Co., KY. Who being duly sworn according to laws=On oath declares=That he is intimately acquainted with Joab Rigney whom he learns is an applicant for an invalid pension and who was orderly as 1st Sergeant of Co. D. 13th Regt. Ky. Cavl. Vol. in the war of 1861. The deponent further declars= That while the said Joab Rigney was stationed at Burksville, KY or near there in the military service and in line of duty during April or May in spring of 1864 he was attacked with Dispepsia or indigeston and costiveness(?). That he obtained a prescription fro Dr Bennett our first sergeon, and during the summer was treated by Dr. Perryman in July, or thereabouts as well as I reccollect=That he carried medicines and took them dayly through our term of service. That I heard him complaining a great deal afterword and very frequently. That he was not able to eat such rations as we drew, or a portion of them, at least= And that he bought at least about three fourths of his rations wshen it was possible to do so. So I carried frequently to him such things as he could eat or would suit his stomach.= That he performed his duty as orderly sergt. and nearly all the offical business of the Company. That he was frequently on scout's and raids, marching night & day.=That I have heard him complaining very much since his discharge of dissepsia or indigestion & costiveness and pains in breast under left nipple; The pain being so sever he could not rest in sleep at nights Which pains and irregular action of the heart he thought was heart disease. Further I have heard him complaining frequently of pain in small of back about his kidney which he thought was kidney disease=That I hav heard him complain very often of piles and very much troubled and weakened by them. That these latter diseases-The trouble about the heart, and smal of back and piles, I have heard him complain of them for several years I do not know just how long. - That he was a sound and healthy man physically before the war even from childhood up I never knew him to be sick a day untill after he became a soldier. I do not believe that he has been able to perform more than half manual labor since he was discharged up to seven or eight years ago and since then, but very little or scarcly any.
These facts I know from having been intimatily acquainted with him from childhood up to present time. That he is not directly or indirectly concerned in the prosecution of this claim.
Timothy C. Godbey
X
his mark

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(this is retyped as close as possible to the exact spelling)

De 22th 1890
Der Sir i cante say eny thing much for i was nothig but a boy in my 16th yar of age ate the time of my surves in the armey i did note no won disease from a noteher but i know thate he Joab Rigny did complane a great del of the time a boute the hard tack and bacon note a greeing with him and i know he boute a greate del he did rate for i went and gote ite for him when he had ine mony to buy with and i know he was uousen medison of difert kines of and on all the time in time late paste of his survis
Josiah Rigney

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State of Mo
County of Marion SS

In the matter of the invalid Pension claim of Joab Rigney No. 696.514 On this 18th day of March 1890. Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority within & for the county & state aforesaid.=
Josiah Rigney a corporal of Co. D. 13th Regt. Ky. Cavl. Vol. in the war of 1861, and now a resident of Marion County, MO. whose Post Office address is Palmyra, Marion Couty, MO. who being duly sworn according to law, on oath declaims = That he is very well acquainted with Joab Rigney whome he understands is an applicant for an Invalid Pension and who was an ordely an 1st Sergt.Co. D. 13th. Regt. Ky. Vol. Cavl. in war of 1861.=The deponent(?) further staes=That while the claimant was stationed at Burksville, Kentucky and near said town in April or May in spring og 1864 and in line of his duty was attacked with dispipsia or indigestion & constiveness = That I heard him complain a great deal, and that he was not well anymore during his term of service.=That he carried medicine with him all the time and took it daily. That he could not eat such rations as we drew, and that he bought provisions whenever he could get them.=That I carried them to him many time=That he preformed his duty as 1st Sergt and was engaged in all important raid or scout & b attles or ingagements. Marching night and day, sometimes making ___beds upon brush to keep us out of the water.=That I heard him complaining of being very weakly or unable to perform hard labor for two or three years ofter the war closed, since which time I have not been with him.
These facts I know from having been personally with said claimant and I am not interested in this matter.
Joisah Rigney

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Non Commisioned Officers Cretificate
State of Kentucky
County of Pulaski SS

In the matter of the Invalid Pension claim of Jaob Rigney N. 696.514. On this 11th day of Feb. 1890 Personally appeared before me.= The undersigned authority within and for the county of Pulaski & State aforesaid= Wm. H. Watson a Sergt. of Co. D. 13th Regt. Ky.Vol.Cav. in the war of 1861, and now a resident of Pulaski Co., KY, whose post office address is Mintinville, Casey Co., KY. Who being duly sworn according to law=on oath declares= That he is well and intimately acquainted with Joab Rigney whom he undrstand is an applicant for a pension invalid. And who was a first Sergt of the above named company and Regiment in the war 1861.
The deponent further declares=That while the said Joab Rigney was stationed at Burksville, Kentucky and near there, and in the line of his duty, during April or May and I am of the opinoin evnen earlier than sd months in the winder and spring of 1964, he was attacked with Dispepsia or indigestion and Costiveness = That I heard him complaining frequently during the remainder of our term of service and taht he carried medicines & took them daily. That he went to Dr. Benneth our first sergeon in April and a prescription and later in the summer Dr. Perry. man of our Regiment prescribed for him. That he was not able to eat the rations we drew or some of them at least. and thathe bought a large portion of his rations when it was posable to do so. That I that I have heard him complaining frequently since the war, and also of piles. That he was a sound healthy man before the war or up to his enlistment. That he is not able to perform but very little or scarcely any manual labor.
These facts I know from having been personally acquainted with him from childhood up to the present time and was with him in the service That affiant is not concerned in this case.
Wm H. Watson

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