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Post Office Rowland KY
March 9th, 1894
Sir: Hon Comm Pensions
Washington, DC
In reply to your request I have to state that in Pension Claim of Jno F Rigney Co A 1st Ky Vol Calvary State that said Rigney before being discharged from service I think about twelve or eighteen months of frequently hearing him complain of his back ????? him and not at times being able to perform military duty also think he had dyspepsia.
Very Respectfully
Wm Adams, Late 2nd Leit
????? Co A 1st Ky Vol Cavl
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Post Office Humphrey, KY
March 10th , 1894
Sir:
In Reply to your request I have to state that claim of J F Rigney I was with him after from his discharge up till Februrary 1866 then we lived together that year which time he complained of his back and hips and stomach. he was a great deal of his time unable to work. I have known him ever since and he has grown worse. untill now he is unable to work. he can stir round and tend to business some. I am not concerned in this claim what ever.
Very Respectfully,
Wm Godbey
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Southern Division old pension law
General Affidavit
State of Kentucky, County of Lincoln, SS:
In the matter of John F. Rigney late pt Co A 1st Regt Ky CV No 530.832 for ???? of Invalid Pension.
On this 12th day of March, A.D. 1894 personally appeard before me a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County duly authorized to administer oaths Aden J. Rigney aged (left blank) years, a resident of near Maywood in the County of Lincoln and State of Kentucky well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declared in relation to aforesaid case as follows:
That I was with sd J.F. Rigney in service & that in early part of of 1864 I saw him urinating at different times and heard him complaining very much, and was not able for duty at times. We were discharged 30th day Dec, 1864, and I went west in March following. I returned in 1867 and saw him frequently and heard him still complaining, and in 1874, I was boarding with him he was quite low, and I asked his Doctor (H.S. Barber) what ailder him he said that he (said claimant) had a case of structure, and he has been declining since, and during last three years he has been entirely disabled so far as I am able to judge.
His post office address is Lincoln Co., Kentucky
He further declares that he has no interest in said case and is not concerned in its prosecution.
Aden J. Rigney
Signature of Affiant
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