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her husband for 14 years before he died
that they lived together and were reputed
to be husband and wife and she has
lived a widow ever since the death
of her husband, and that they were
personally Knowing to said husbands
being in the service as aforesaid and
that he was taken sick while in line
of duty, and died in the hospital as
above set forth to this personal knowledge
They deny in Same [segmit?] with him
at the time, and that their means of knowledge
is derived from long personal acquantace
with the partes as set forth --- That said
Claimant has not remarried nor abandon
the support of her two children one name
Harry age 10 years the other Catharine age
7 years --- Nor has either once of them
been adopted by any other person

[the haf to muh?]
A Merhue
C. C. Packard

Basil Landry X his mark
Simon Seymour

Sworn to & subscribed to before me at
New Orleans this 13^th day of February AD
1867 All men present and [Know?] well
the contents of the aforegoing before signing
and 2 have no interest in said claim
P.R.A. [Rirke?]
Clerk 2 D[I?] [?] New Orleans
LA