CIVIL WAR PENSION APP. - JAMES R. ADKINS, Holmes Co., FL

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Application No. D21838

Soldier's Pension Claim
Under The Act Of 1917

(FORM A)

STATE OF FLORIDA	
County of Holmes

On this 25 day of March, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and twenty one personally appeared 
before me, a T. L. Belser in and for the county and State aforesaid, James R. Adkins, who, 
being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 72 years of age, having been born on 
the 25 day of March, 1848, in the County of Pike, in the State of Alabama.  That he is a bona 
fide citizen of the county of Holmes, State of Florida.  That he has resided in the State of
Florida continuously since the ____ day of December, 1884.

That he is the identical person who enlisted at Sellers Cross Precient, [sic] under the name
of James R. Adkins, on the 1st day of Oct., 1864, in Company Whitman Curry Regiment ____ of 
the State of Alabama in the service of the service was in the Confederate States Army and 
who was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Sellers precient [sic], in the State of Alabama in the Spring 
of 1865.

That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the Confederate Army 
in the year 1865, and did not desert the service of the Confederate Army 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 at Sellers precients when my company was disbanded.

That I do not own property, including real estate, personal property, stocks, bonds, mortgages 
or other collateral securities of any kind in this or any other State, nor does my wife own 
with me jointly or separately, property to exceed in value the sum of five thousand dollars,
exclusive of my or our home and one acre of land upon which said home stands.

That the following is a true and correct statement of all the property owned by me or by my 
wife, jointly and separately in this or any other State:

Real estate, located at Holmes County, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000.00
Cattle, horses and other live stock . . one cow. . . . . . . . . . . $    25.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 1,025.00

That I have heretofore applied for a pension from the State of Florida and refer to Claim 
No. ____ for the proof contained therein.

That my postoffice address is Bonifay, County of Holmes, State of Florida.

His X mark:  James R. Adkins

Attest:

(1) His X mark:  Willis Anderson
(2) Geo. T. Curry

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of March A. D. 1921; 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.

T. L. Belser
County Judge

(FORM B)

STATE OF FLORIDA,
County of Holmes

We, the undersigned citizens of Holmes County, State of Florida, do hereby certify that we 
personally know James R. Adkins, who is an applicant for a pension under the Laws of Florida,
and that from our own personal knowledge, and from the best information available, we believe 
that the applicant does not own property (including the property of his wife) to exceed in 
value the sum of $5,000, exclusive of his home and one acre of land upon which said home 
stands, and that the statements made by him relative to the value of his property are true 
and correct.

R. W. Creel
W. E. Phillips

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of March, 1921.

T. L. Belser
County Judge

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Holmes, Florida, do hereby 
report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the foregoing 
application of James R. Adkins for a pension under the Laws of Florida, was investigated by 
us; that we are satisfied that the applicant does not own property (including the property 
of his wife) to exceed the value of $5,000, exclusive of his home and one acre of land upon 
which said home stands; that he has been a bona fide citizen of the State of Florida for a 
least 8 years just preceding the date of this application, and 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 4 day of ____, A. D. 1921.

(1) J. S. Peel, Chairman
(2) W. W. Boldon
(3) Alex Smith
(4) W. E. Ward
(5) W. D. Carroll
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

R. W. Creel
Clerk of the Court

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(FORM E)

Affidavit To Be Made By Comrade

State of Florida}
County of Holmes}

Before me, a County Judge in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came Geo. T.
Curry of Bonifay County of Holmes, State of Florida, who being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Sellers Precient in the State of 
Alabama in the fall of 1864 in Whitman Curry Company Regiment of the State of ____, which 
organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States of America; 
that he knows of his own personal knowledge that James R. Adkins enlisted in Whitman Curry 
Company Regiment of the State of Ala. at Sellers Precient in the State of Ala., in the fall 
of 1864; that he served faithfully in the said organization until the Spring of 1865; when 
he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of surrender at Sellers precient in the State of Ala.,
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 James R. Adkins in 
Whitman Curry Co. Regiment ____ of the State of Ala., and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Sellers 
Precient, in the State of Ala. in the Spring of 1865, by reason of surrender, 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.

Geo. T. Curry
Late Whitman Curry Company

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of March, 1921, 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.

T. L. Belser
County Judge

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(FORM F)

Affidavit To Be Made By Comrade

State of Florida}
County of Holmes}

Before me, a County Judge in and for the State and County aforesaid, personally came Willis 
Anderson of Bonifay County of Holmes, State of Florida, who, being duly sworn according to 
law, declares that he is the identical person who enlisted at Sellers precient in the State 
of Alabama on the in the fall of 1864, in Company Whitman Curry Regiment of the State of
____, which organization was regularly mustered into the service of the Confederate States 
of America; that he knows of his own personal knowledge that James R. Adkins enlisted in 
Company Whitman Curry Regiment of the State of ____ at Sellers precient, in the State of 
Alabama in the fall of 1864; that he served faithfully in the said organization until in the
Spring of 1865; when he was HONORABLY DISCHARGED on account of surrender, at Sellers precient 
in the State of Alabama, 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 James R. Adkins in 
Whitman Company of the State of Ala., and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED at Sellers precient, in 
the State of Alabama in the Spring of 1865, by reason of disbanding after surrender, 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.

His X mark:  Willis Anderson
Late of Whitman Curry Company

Sworn and subscribed before me this 25 day of March, 1921, and I hereby certify that the 
above declaration was fully made know 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.

T. L. Belser
County Judge

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State Board of Pensions                                   No 21838
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

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

April 11th 1921

The Adjutant General,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

James R. Adkins, who is applying for a pension under the Laws of Florida.  Claims to have 
been a member of Company Whitman Curry Co., State of Alabama, 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

Apr 18 1921

Respectfully returned to

Department of Pensions,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

with the information that no records have been found in the Confederate Archives of this 
Department pertaining to any such organization as the one mentioned within.

Furthermore, as exhaustive a search of the records as it is practicable to make from the 
date furnished has resulted in failure to discover any information concerning the service, 
capture or parole of a man of the name and organization in question.

P. C. Harris
The Adjutant General

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Application No. 21838

Claim For Pension
By
James R. Adkins
Of
Bonifay Postoffice
Holmes County
Filed In Pension Department
April 9, 1921
Denied By Pension Board
May 10, 1921

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May 14th 1921

Mr. James R. Adkins,
Bonifay, Florida

Dear Sir:

Your application for pension was considered by the Board a few days ago and denied for the 
reason that it appears that the Command in which you served as a Home Guard Company of 
Alabama, which service is not provided for under the Laws of this State.

Yours very truly,

Secretary
State Board of Pensions

W/B

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Pension Claim Filed For A State Pension, 1920

Marianne, Florida,
April 8, 1926

To the State pension Board, in and for the state of Florida.
Tallahassee, Florida

James R. Adkins, a citizen of the County of Jackson, and State of Florida.

Plaintiff in the above entitled cause, respectfully showeth-ect.

That he filed an application for a State pension for service rendered in the C.S.A. Army in 
the war between the states.

SECOND.  Your petitioner was represented by an attorney by the name of Minger, whose post 
office address at the time of filing the said claim was Bonifay, Florida.

THIRD.  Since filing the said claim in 1920, the only information received; was the acknowledeing
[sic] the receipt of the filing of the said claim, in 1920, and that he your petitioner have
know knowledge of any of the papers of letters if any was written touching the subject 
matter, as to his right to a State pension, and if any was written, your petition have
reason to believe that, such papers or letters is in the possession of Lawyer Minger, and 
his where about now is personally unknown to your petitioner.

Therefore he ask to be furnish with a copy, and true status of his claim filed for service 
rendered in the C.S.A., in the company of Captain Curry, company of the Home-Guard, in Jackson, 
County Florida, during the Yankee rade [sic] on Marianna, Florida, on the 27, day of September, 
1864, and prior to the said rade.

If the claim has been allowed, please write the date of the allowance of the same; if 
additional evidence is required to complete the said claim, please make a call for the same,
in duty bound will ever pray.

His X mark:  James R. Adkins

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 8 day of April, 1926.

J. C. Folsom
Notary Public

Marianna, Florida
April 8, 1926

To the State Pension Board,
Tallahassee, Florida

Dear Sir:

Please acknowledge the receipt of the enclosed, for the benefit of the petitioner, and as 
proof that, I have complied with his request by mailing the enclosed.

Yours very truly,

A. Purdee

Marianna, Florida
April 8, 1926

To the State Pension Board,
Tallahassee, Florida,

Gentlemen Sir:

Please find attached my petition; asking for information.  Please acknowledge the receipt 
of the same.

Yours very truly,

His X mark:  James R. Adkins
In the Care of Bx. 224
Marianna, Florida

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April 10th, 1926

Mr. James R. Adkins,
% Box 224,
Marianna, Florida

Dear Sir:

I am in receipt of your letter of the 8, enclosing petition in regard to your application 
for pension filed in this office April 9th, 1921.

I am enclosing herewith copy of letter addressed to you advising of the disallowance of your
claim and also copy of application per your request.

Yours very truly,

Secretary
State Board of Pensions

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