RARE 19C Civil War SOLDIERS\' PAPERS draft/discharge/pension/artif limb/deeds
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RARE 19C Civil War SOLDIERS\' PAPERS draft/discharge/pension/artif limb/deeds:
$99.99
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RARE Estate ranging from 1790-1912 Civil War SOLDIERS\' PAPERS, includes land deeds / pension paperwork / application for artificial limb / discharge papers / draft notice, etc (16 pieces in all, plus album)
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Fascinating. Amazing these survived all these years. Foundcirca 1940s-50sby elder uncle (now deceased) in an abandoned farmhouse or barn, somewhere in Washington County Maine. Presume Trescott, Whiting, Cobscook Bay area.
Uncle \"preserved\' them in an old photo album, which probably helped them survive largely intact. Most recent 1918 goes back to earliest 1807.
They are papers regarding brothers James and John Saunders who were Civil War soldiers from Maine.
John was a private, Co. B., 31st Regiment Maine Infantry Volunteers. In 1883 he had to contract the services of a lawyer for his pension. In 1873, he applied for commutation funds having never received an artificial limb to replace his right arm, amputated after the Battle of Spotsylvania, Virginia, 12th May 1864.
James was Private, Company C., 28th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry. James had to get a lawyer and an affidavit from his Captain about his health, having contracted malaria, measles, and dysentery so badly he was unable to march to the South, and when he finally did rejoin his company, his health was poor with chronic bronchitis up until his discharge. His own affidavit as to his health is part of the paperwork.
\"To All Whom It May Concern\" is James\'s discharge papers, enlisted 10 Sept 1862 and discharged 31 August 1863, described as 5\'8\" blue eyes, sandy hair, and a lumberman of 20 years of age.
In November of 1864, James was again drafted back into service from the Provost Marshal\'s office, presuming then his health was improved. No further paperwork regarding a second discharge, but his pension granted later on would suggest he served his second tour of duty.
The last two documents appear to be land deeds:
One is dated 1841, describing 40 acres owned by James Saunders in Trescott Maine, bound by land owned by John Saunders and by William Saunders, as well as natural boundaries of lake, the beginning of the river Cobscook, and running eastwardly about the direction of \"the Old road to the town road.\" It is not known if this is the father or other relative of the two soldiers, but not the same James-- if he was 20 in 1863, then he would not have been born. Guessing this would have been the papa Saunders, having been found with the brothers\' papers.
The other is dated 1807, for property owned by Stephen Saunders, in Cobscook Bay, County of Washington, Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ( from 1650s until 1820, Maine was a part of Mass!)The land is laid out with natural boundaries and the vague wording when land was a-plenty: \"a small brook at the head of Samuel Runnell\'s Cove,\" \"east eighty rods or thereabouts\" -- It is in the worst condition, but still readable and fascinating. Guessing this would have been the grandfather.
We absolutely will not separate these. They belong together. AND no, we will not remove them from the photo album. Thus, the heavy weight of the box, as well as extra packing for protection. New owner can do with as they please. If you are a genealogist, family historian, Civil War buff, or even a Saunders, perhaps these will be of great interest.
Pension Paperwork/ 1918: John Saunders, surely an old man by then.
1896, Lockwood, lawyer for James Saunders, 1896
1892, Bureau of Pensions, US of America letterhead, James Saunders Pension
1888 Affidavit for James Saunders by his Captain, J.B. Johnson, Company C, 28th Maine Regiment Infantry Volunteers
1883 Fitzgerald Law Firm for John Saunders
1881 Blank Land Rights application, Gilmore form (No one applied)
post-1878 Affidavit James Saunders regarding his health (undated)
1873 John Saunders\'s Application seeking recompense in place of an Artificial Limb for his amputated arm, Spottsylvania Va.
1873, Legal assistance to John Saunders for his claim re: missing arm
1864 James Saunders / Draft Notice for second tour of duty, Provost Marshal
1863 James Saunders / Discharge papers
1841 Deed of land to a James Saunders (likely the soldiers\' father)
1807 Deed of land to Stephen Saunders (grandfather of James & John?)
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RARE 19C Civil War SOLDIERS\' PAPERS draft/discharge/pension/artif limb/deeds:
$99.99