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State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans
Personally appeared before me a Clerk of the
2^d District Court of New Orleans which is
a Court of [Re?end] person known to me
to be [valulable?] an entitled to Credit, who having
been duly sworn as the law directs deposes and
says that she is about 32 years of age an
She resides at Algiers state Parish aforsaid an
and her Post Office is Algiers La, and on her
oath doth make the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the following act of Congress
towit act of July 14 1862 - That she is the
widow of Aouston Bray who was a private
in Compay C commanded by Capt Varnum in
the 82 Reg USCS and died while in service
in said Regiment in the war of 1861 - from disease
contracted while in line of duty --- died in
regimental hospital at Fort Jefferson Florida
She further declares that she was married to
her husband by a ceremony by them deemed
binding some 12 years ago on DeLuis Plantation
and that they have lived as man and wife ever
since, that she has now living by said husband
one Son by name of Harry Bray born
in August 1857, and one daughter by
name of Catharine Bray born in Novenber
1860 that these children are now supported by
her, and have always been under her care
and that after her husband enlisted into the
service she was again married to
him as set forth in the accompanying
marriage certificate and that her

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