CIVIL WAR PENSION APP. - ROBERT C. McKINNEY, Hendry Co., FL

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Application No. A10339

Soldier's Pension Claim
Under General Pension Law of Florida as Amended by Acts of 1921.

(FORM A)

STATE OF FLORIDA,}	
County of Glades}

On this 16th day of December, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty seven personally 
appeared before me, a notary public in and for the county and State aforesaid, Robert C. 
McKinney, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 79 years of age, having 
been born on the 13th day of November, 1848, in the county of ____, in the State of Mississippi. 
That he is a bona fide citizen of the county of Glades, State of Florida.  That he has resided
in the State of Florida continuously since the ____ day of ____, 1854.

That he is the identical person who enlisted at Ft. Meade, under the name of Robert C. McKinney,
on the ____ day of ____, 1864, in Company ____, Regiment ____ of the State of ____ in the 
service of the ____ in the service of the state and who was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Tampa, in the
State of Florida, on the ____ day of ____, 1865, on account of services not needed - close 
of war.

My Captain was late.  Capt. F. A. Hendry of Fort Myers, Lee Co., Fla.

That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the war in the year 
1865, and did not desert the service of the war nor take the oath of allegiance to the United 
States until after the surrender of the Confederate Armies.

(Here state whereabouts at close of Civil War.)

That I was near Ft. Meade, Fla.

That I have heretofore applied for a pension from the State of Florida and refer to Claim No.
____ for the proof contained therein. (never applied)

I am at this time unable to earn a living and almost helpless - nearly blind.

That my postoffice address is LaBelle, County of Hendry, State of Florida.

Robert C. McKinney
(Claimant must sign name in full.)

Attest:

(2) Geo. ?
(1) Tom Williams

Sworn and subscribed before me this 16th day of December A. D. 1927; and I hereby certify 
that the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant before 
swearing; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.

J. H. Peeples
Notary Public

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the county of Glades Florida, do hereby 
report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing 
application of Robert C. McKinney for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated 
by us, and we are satisfied that the representations made in the petition and affidavits are
true, and that a pension should be granted to the applicant.

Witness our hands this 19th day of December, A. D. 1927.

(1) Homer G. Hand, Chairman
(2) J. H. Peeples
(3) J. H. Whidden
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

N. S. Wainwright
Clerk Circuit Court

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Dec. 28th, 1927

Mr. Robt. C. McKinney,
LaBelle, Florida

Dear Sir:

I beg to acknowledge receipt of your application for pension, which has been filed in the 
Pension Department for consideration of the Board at its next meeting.

I note that you have furnished no proof of your war service and the law requires the affidavits 
of two comrades serving with the soldier, or the affidavit of a commissioned Officer under 
whom he served, or Transcript from Washington, none of which have been submitted.

I am enclosing herewith blank so that you may obtain the affidavits of two comrades serving 
with you if possible.

There are some soldiers on the roll who served in Capt. Hendry's Co., who may be able to make 
affidavit for you and I am giving their names and addresses below.

H. A. Ware, Ft. Ogden, Fla.
Frederick N. Varn, Ft. Meade, Fla.
E. S. Parker, Rt. B, Ft. Meade, Fla.

If I can be of further service to you, I shall be very glad to hear from you,

Yours very truly,

Comptroller

/B

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(FORM D)

Affidavits to be Made by Comrade

STATE OF FLORIDA}
County of Polk

Before me, a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came Frederick 
N. Varn, of Fort Meade County of Polk, State of Florida who, being duly sworn according to 
law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted near Fort Meade in the State 
of Florida on the 30th day of August, 1863, in Company Captain F. A. Hendry, Regiment of the
State of Florida, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate
States of America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that Robert C. McKinney enlisted 
in Company Captain F. A. Hendry Regiment of the State of Florida, near Fort Meade, in the 
State of Florida on the 30th day of August, 1863; that he served faithfully in the said 
organization until the war ended in 1865, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of the
war being ended, at Fort Meade in the State of Florida, and did not desert the Confederate 
States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States before the close of the 
War.

(Here state whether the soldier was transferred to another organization, or not, and in captured 
or imprisoned, state when and where.)

He was not transferred, but mustered out of service at the end of the war.

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with him in Company Capt. F.
A. Hendry Regiment of the State of Florida, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Fort Meade, in 
the State of Florida, on the at the end of the war, by reason of war being ended and I did 
not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to the United States 
before the close of the War.

Frederick N. Varn
Late of Company Capt. F. A. Hendry Regt.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 11th day of January, 1928, and I hereby certify that the
above declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no 
interest, direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this declaration.

Ben W. Johnson
Notary Public

(FORM F)

Affidavit to be Made by Comrade

STATE OF FLORIDA}
County of DeSoto}

Before me, a notary public in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came H. A. 
Ware, of Fort Ogden County of DeSoto, State of Florida who, being duly sworn according to 
law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Ft. Meade, in the State of Florida
on the ____ day of 1863, in Company Capt. F. A. Hendry Regiment of the State of Florida, 
which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; 
that he knows of his own personal knowledge that Robert C. McKinney enlisted in Company Capt. 
F. A. Hendry Regiment of the State of Florida, at Ft. Meade, in the State of Florida on the 
____ day of ____, 1863; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the ____ day 
of ____, 1865, when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of end of the war, at Ft. Meade 
in the State of Fla., and did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of
allegiance to the United States before the close of the War.

I know personally of the above stated service, because I served with Robert C. McKinney in 
Company Capt. F. A. Hendry Regiment of the State of Florida, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at 
Ft. Meade, in the State of Florida, on the ____ day of ____, 1865, by reason of end of the 
war and I did not desert the Confederate States service nor take the oath of allegiance to 
the United States before the close of the War.

H. A. Ware
Late of Company Capt. F. A. Hendry Regt.

Sworn and subscribed before me this 12 day of Jan., 1928, and I hereby certify that the above 
declaration was fully made known to the affiant before swearing, and that I have no interest, 
direct or indirect, in the pension claim sought to be established by this declaration.

J. O. Carr
Notary Public

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State Board Of Pensions                                No. 23224
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department Of Pensions,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee, Fla.

Dec. 28th, 1927

The Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Robt. C. McKinney, who is applying for a pension under the laws of Florida.  Claims to have 
been a member of Company F. A. Hendry's Independent Cav. of Florida, Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

Ernest Amos
Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

December 31, 1927

Respectfully returned to
The Comptroller,
Department of Pensions,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee, Fla.

The name Robert C. McKinney has not been found on the muster roll for May 7, 1864, to _ (only
roll on file) of Company A (Captain F. A. Hendry), 1st Battalion Florida Special Cavalry, 
C.S.A., nor has a record of the service, capture or parole of any man bearing that name been
found as of that organization.

The records show that a number of men bearing the name Robert McKinney served in various 
C.S.A. organizations, but, from the data furnished, none of the can be identified as the man
concerning whom inquiry is made.

Lutz Wahl
Major General,
The Adjutant General

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Application No. 23224
Pensioner No. 8811

Claim For Pension
By
Robt. C. McKinney
Of
LaBelle Postoffice
Hendry County
Of
F. A. Hendry's Company
Fla. Regiment
Filed In Pension Department
Dec. 23, 1927
Approved And Filed In Comptroller's Office
Feb. 16, 1928
With pay from Dec. 23, 1927
At the rate of $480.00 per annum.
Roumelle Bowen
Secretary of Board