Sawyer, John A - 1911 Soldiers Application for Pension

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S t~t e of Ne r tA ~ ar ol i na
Ty r re 11 Ce unty .
o ~ t his 3r d day o ~ ~uly 1911 p er s.~ally ap-f
or t h e county and State a f ore said ID. C. Sawyer, who r e side 5
at Gu...., Ne rk po at off i "'e , Tyr:!-ell Cou.,ty, a'1d W:l 0 "e inl:: (lu l y S£9-
8wfrn says . That ll~XUhx. he makes th i s stateMent and
af I dav i t for a.nd i n beha lf of his father ,Jokll A. Sawy er , wh o s ~
physi c a l c ondition is such t:lat it i 8 11'!pO 5 s l 1)le f or h iM to
Ie ve his hOT1e '\t GUM. Ne'"; ~( N. C. ,a'ld w;\ose menta l condition ,
ow l n ~ t o s ickne ss i s such that he c ould not M.ake this o.ff1 -
da it . T11J.t h i s fat 'ler, -I:he s.:l.ld ,Tnh l A. Sa vI"Jer is 67 y e ~8 o le.
a r e s idt'lnt of Gum Ne ck :p N. C. , and is the i dentical J o]rn A. "'!::....
S .... ~e r vlllO en l.i3L.ellll"l Co . 13 . ' ru Bd.t~d.lion N. C. St.at e
Tre ops ( ~ d enton Bell Bat t ery ) on o ~ a.out the ___ day of
1 863 to serve in t l)e armi e s of the Conf eder ate State s I a nd
wh() served i n said s erv i ce u nt il the el"\d o f the war . etween
the' State s . Tll.at 11i s fath e r , the s aid J Ohn A. Sawyer , h a s or
!10 1d s no office :7Dti:!L;x at all , a .,d h J.s 'lot enou-;'1 pr o2erty t o
s u ~ p or t him--t hat t · e i nco~e ~r . m wha t pr Gperty he has
i B entir e ly ina.dequate to sup,ort :!-lim, e "' o '1 oni~ally ,\pplierl. .
T·1a.t hi a s aid fathe r i s v ery fe e'l l e and weak ,i S suffer i n,
f r on :!r i&ht ' s dlsease , a:'1d i s r api tlly l-)el"onit1~ b l ind , '3o t '1a:: :le
C~~ 8 car~ly see at a l l . I n 'Iehal f Gf h1 3 s a ldfather MK ae
make B thl'9 :U'fidayi t J and p r tys t.hat sur.h pensio,", a s t h e l aws
of ~o rth r arolina pe rJ G~~l~
Sworn to and suoscr ibed ~efore ~JU1Y . 1911 .
.ft»?,~ , C. S. C
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