Civil War Pension Application of Jesse Barrett

Civil War Pension application of Jesse Barrett, Co. "B" 7th. Reg. Ky Volunteers
Copyright 2001 by: Cindy Parker

Declaratoin for original invalid pension

State of Kentucky
County of Clay

On this day of March, A.D.1888 personally appeared before me, a clerk of the county, a court record within and for the county and State aforesaid, Jesse Barrett, aged 53 years, a resident of the Creek of Tedian (Teges) county of Clay, State of Kentucky, who being duly sworn according to the law, declares that he is the identical Jesse Barrett, who was enrolled on the 19 day of August, 1861, in company B of the 7th regiment of Ky. volunteers commanded by Capt. Daniel G. Williams, and was honorably discharged at Louisville, Ky. on the 5 day of October, 1864; that his personal description is as follows: Age, 53 years; height 5 feet nine inches; complexion, swarthy; hair, black; eyes, yellow. That while a member of the organization aforesaid, in the service and in the line of his duty at Mullicans Bend, in the state of Louisianna on or about the 27th of March, 1863, he was taken first with diarhea and fever and which ? ? of liver and kidneys and disease of lungs, have a pain sto! mach and swelling of same and a pain in the small of my back ? and ? have a bad cough with a ? ? and ? phelgm and an inability to lay on either side and a general debility being very weak. That he was treated in hospitals as follows: first at ? hospital ?? 15 April 1863 and from there Jefferson Barrack ? think sometime in May 1863.

That he has not been employed in the military or naval service otherwise than stated as above.

That since leaving the service the applicant has resided at Tedians of Clay in the State of Kentucky, and that his occupation has been that of farmer. That prior to his entry into the service above named was a man of good, sound, physical health, being when enrolled a healthy man. That he is now three-fourths disabled from obtaining his subsistence by manual labor by reason of his injuries, above described, recieved in the service of the United States; and he therefore makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the invalid pension-roll of the United States.

He hereby appoints himself as his true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim. That he has not received no applied for a pension. That his post office address is Tedians, county of Clay State of Kentucky.

Claimant's signature Jesse Barrett (his mark)
Attest: John S. Herd
George W. Baker

Also personally appeared John S. Herd, residing at Manchester, Ky and George W. Baker, resideing at Laurel Creek, Ky. persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say they were present and saw Jesse Barrett, the claimant, sign his name (or make his mark) to the forgoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance fo said claimant and their acquaintance with him, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim..