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WAR OF 1861. N. Orleans . . Acts of July 14, 1862 and July 25, 1866.

CLAIM FOR WIDOW'S PENSION, WITH MINOR CHILDREN 97.064

BRIEF in the case of __Mary Bray__________________, Widow of ____
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___Houston Bray Pri. Co, "C", 82 U.S.C.T.__________________________
Resident of _Parish of Orleans,_County, and State of __Louisiana_____

DECLARATION AND IDENTIFICATION IN DUE FORM.
PROOF EXHIBITED.

Service._Enrolled Oct. th^th 1863, and is reported by the Adjt_________
________Gen. U.S.A. as follows:_________________________________
___________________________________Died at Ft Jefferson, Fla_____
________Dec 2^d 1865, Surg Genl. USA reports that the_______________
Death.__soldier died Nov 29, 1865 at Fort Jefferson Fla______________
________of Chronic Diarrhoea__________________________________
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Marriage._Proved by Cert Copy of the Original Certificate of_________
_________marriage Houston Bray & Mary Joseph June 26^th____________________________________________________
_________1865, & cohabitation shown for some years prior to date____
_________of marriage._________________________________________
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Names and dates of birth of children	born	who will be 16 years old __Dec 3d_, 1871.
Harry	Dec 4th 1855
Catharine	April 4. 1858	April 3d, 18 74.

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Proof of ages._Proved by persons who were present at their births_
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_____________Discrepancies in birth of children explained.__
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Loyalty.______Shown.__________________________________________
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Agent and his__________________________________________________
P.O. address.__S.B. Packard Esq. New Orleans Louisiana____________

Issue certificate for____8_____ dollars per month, commencing ____Dec 3____, 186 , and two
dollars per month additional for each of the above-named children, commencing July 25, 1866.

___E.G. Barnard, Examin____________________________, Examiner.
Passed ___July 5^th______________, 186 7. for Livingston E.G.B.
APPROVED: [G?].E.G. Barnard, Examiner.
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NOTES: Note the misspelling of Houston Bary's name.