CIVIL WAR PENSION APP. - JAMES HENRY ALLBRITTON, Jefferson Co., FL

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Application No. D13635 

Application For Pension
Under Laws Of Florida

(FORM A)
For Use Of Applicant For Pension

I, J. H. Allbritton, do hereby make application to the State Board of Pensions, for a pension 
to be granted to me under the laws of the State of Florida, upon the following grounds:

I enlisted and served in the military service of the ____ during the war between the States 
of the United States, and that I did not desert the Confederate or State service; that I was
a bona-fide citizen of this State on the 1st day of January A. D., 1885, and have been 
continuously since a citizen of the State of Florida, and that I

(Here state fully the disability under which the applicant claims a pension, whether he lost 
in service a limb or limbs, eye or eyes, or whether he is permanently disabled by reason of 
wounds received in service, or disease, to gain a livelihood by manual labor, or whether is 
over 65 years of age and is by reason of age incapable of providing a living for himself.)

I have lost my hearing caused by the bursting of a shell during the war at the Battle of 
Gettysburg, Penn.  I have lost one of my eyes, the right eye.

I further represent to the State Board of Pensions, that neither I nor my wife own property,
real or personal, or real and personal to the value of eight hundred dollars, that I am not 
enabled by any lawful means to earn a livelihood for myself, nor am I in a position to do 
so, nor have I an income from any source sufficient for my support, nor have I purposely 
disposed of property with the object of availing myself of the benefits of the provisions 
of the law providing annuities for disabled soldiers and sailors of the State of Florida.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of June A. D., 1906.

J. H. Allbritton

Witness:

D. H. Perry
J. H. ?

(FORM B)

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
Jefferson County}

On this 1st day of June A. D. 1906, before me R. C. Parkhill Clerk of the Circuit Court in 
and for said county and State, personally came J. H. Allbritton, who being by duly sworn deposes 
and says, that the statements made in the foregoing application for a pension in his own 
behalf are true.

This deponent further says that the answers written herein to the following questions, numbered 
from 1 to 26 inclusive are true:

 1.  What is your full name, and where do you live?  J. H. Allbritton, Waucissa, Jefferson 
     County, Fla.
 2.  In what state and county were you born and when?  State of Georgia in Pierce County August 
     A. D. 1844.
 3.  How long have you been a citizen of the State of Florida?  about 40 years
 4.  When and where and in what organization did you enlist during the war between the States?
     Mch 4, 1862, Blackshear, Georgia Co. "A" 50 Ga. Regt.
 5.  Give the name of your Captain at the time of your enlistment.  Capt. ?
 6.  Give the name of your Captain at time of your discharge from service.  Capt. George Walden
 7.  Give the name of your Battalion or Regimental Commander both at time of your enlistment 
     and discharge from service.  Col. Manning last one McGlashion
 8.  If you enlisted in the navy give name of your Commanding officer, date of enlistment and 
     place of service.
 9.  If discharged prior to the termination of the war, state place and cause of discharge.
10.  If you lost an eye or limb during your service in the war, state when and where and in what 
     engagement you sustained such injury
11.  If you received a wound during your service in the war, which permanently disables you,
     state when and where you received the wound.  I lost my hearing at the Battle of Gettysburg,
     Penn.
12.  Describe the wound and state how it affects you.
13.  How many acres of land owned by you or your wife, or that is held in trust for the benefit 
     of either of you, and in what counties is it located?  I own my home 40 acres
14.  Describe the personal property owned by you or your wife, or held for your or your wife's 
     benefit.  (This kind of property means all kinds of property not included in the term 
     lands.)
15.  Have you or your wife any income from any source?  If so, what amount yearly?  No
16.  Have you sold, given away, or transferred for any consideration, within the past two 
     years any property, real or personal?  No
17.  If in answer to question 16 you say yes, describe the property real and personal, give 
     value, and name of person to whom transferred and date of transfer.
18.  Are you now engaged in any vocation?  If so, what?  Farmer
19.  What has been your vocation for the past two years?  Farmer
20.  How much can you earn (gross) per annum by your own exertions or labor?  hardly a living
21.  Do you receive a pension from the United States or any other State?  No
22.  Have you any sons or daughters?  Yes
23.  If so, how many, and are they able financially to provide for your support?  No they are
     not.  3 daughters & 2 sons
24.  Have you ever made an application for a pension before, either to the United States 
     Government, to this or any other State?  No
25.  If so, when and where and upon grounds did you make such application?
26.  Are you now living with any of your children?  If so, is he or she able to provide for 
     your support?  No my little boy he live at my home

J. H. Allbritton
Applicant

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 2d day of June A. D., 1906.

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court Jefferson County

(FORM C)

Affidavit To Be Made By Commissioned Officer

STATE OF GEORGIA}
County of Ware}

Before me personally came Lazarus Dowling, who being duly sworn deposes and says, that he 
was a non Commissioned Officer in the 50 Ga Regiment, the organization to which the within 
named applicant for pension under the laws of Florida belonged and in which he served during 
the war between the States.  This deponent further says that the said J. H. Allbritton rendered 
faithful service as a Confederate soldier during the war between the States, and that the 
disability claimed by the said can't ans. to exist, does in fact exist and the same prevents 
him permanently from gaining a livelihood.

Lazarus Dowling, non com. officer
Late of D. W. Dowling

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of July A. D., 1906.

(FORM D)

STATE OF GEORGIA}
County of Ware}

Before me personally came Lazarus Dowling and D. W. Dowling, who being by me first duly sworn,
depose and say, each for himself, that he is a citizen of the County of Pierce in the State
of Georgia and that he was a soldier of 50th Ga. regiment in the service of the Confederate 
States during the war between the States, and that said D. W. & L. Dowling was a member of 
said regiment; that he is acquainted with J. H. Allbritton, the applicant named in the 
foregoing petition for a pension; that he knows that the said J. H. Allbritton rendered the 
service as soldier or sailor for the Confederate States during the war between the States 
as set forth in the foregoing petition for a pension.  That he did not desert the Confederate 
army, and that the disability claimed by him to exist, does in fact exist and prevents him 
from earning a livelihood for himself, and these deponents being further sworn true answer 
to make to the following questions, deposes each for himself and answers as follows:

 1.  Where do you reside?  Pierce County, Ga.
 2.  Are you acquainted with the within named applicant for a pension, if so, what is his 
     name?  Where does he reside?  and how long has he resided in this State?  J. H. Allbritton 
     in Florida thirty years
 3.  To what military organization did the within named applicant belong during the war 
     between the States?  Dratens Brigade Longstreet 
 4.  Did he render the service to the Confederate States during the war, as claimed in the
     foregoing answers by him?  Yes
 5.  Where were you when your organization surrendered?  Virginia
 6.  Was the applicant present?  No
 7.  If not, where was he?  and why was he not present?  in prison by the enemy
 8.  When did he leave the Command?  For what cause?  taken prisoner on picket post about 
     April the 1st 1865.
 9.  What is the nature and character of the applicant's wounds or disease?  slight wound 
     in side
10.  What is the applicant's occupation and physical condition?  don't no
11.  Who composes the family of the applicant?  What is their earning capacity.  don't no
12.  What property, effects or income has the applicant?  don't no

1.  Lazarus Dowling
2.  D. W. Dowling

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 16th day of July A. D. 1906.

William Guy
N. P. & Ex Off J. P.

(FORM E)

Affidavit for Adjutant of a Camp of United Confederate Veterans

STATE OF FLORIDA}
County of Jefferson}

Before me personally came S. C. Bott, who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says, 
that he is the Adjutant of Camp No. 59 Patton Anderson of the United Confederate Veterans 
of the County of Jefferson in the State of Fla.  That he knows J. H. Allbritton, the within 
named applicant for pension under the laws of Florida, that the said applicant was a soldier  
or sailor in the service of the Confederate States during the war between the States, and 
that he rendered faithful service, did not desert the Confederate army, that he is a member 
in good standing of Camp No. 59 Patton Anderson of the United Confederate Veterans.  This 
deponent further says that the said J. H. Allbritton is disabled reason of by eye sight from 
earning a livelihood for himself.

S. C. Bott
Adjutant Camp No. 59, U.C.V.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this second day of June A. D. 1906.

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court
Jeff. Co., Fla.

(FORM F)

Physician's Affidavit

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
County of ____}

Before me personally came ____, who being duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is a physician,
that he is a resident of the State and County aforesaid, that he personally knows ____, the
applicant named in the foregoing application for a pension.  This deponent further says that 
he has carefully examined the said applicant's physical condition and finds:

(Here state nature, character and extend of wounds, disease or disability.)

I find that he has practically lost his hearing and he is totaly [sic] blind in his right 
eye and from reason of his age that of nearly 65 years he is incompetent to perform manual 
labor whereby he is to earn a living.

This deponent further says that the said ____ is permanently disabled by reason of such 
____ from earning a livelihood for himself by manual labor.

D. H. Perry, M. D.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2d day of June A. D., 1906.

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court

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Certificate of Clerk Circuit Court

I certify that the above affidavits are genuine; that all of the affiants are persons of trustworthy 
character, and their statements are entitled to full faith and credit; that the attesting 
officers are duly authorized to administer oaths; that their signatures are genuine, and 
that the said applicant J. H. Allbritton is a bona-fide resident and citizen of the State 
of Florida.

IN WITNESS WHREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed, the seal of the Circuit Court 
of Jefferson County, this 5th day of September A. D. 1906.

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court

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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned County Commissioners in and for Jefferson County, Florida, do hereby 
report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this 5th day of September 
1906, the foregoing application of J. H. Allbritton for pension under the laws of Florida, 
was by us investigated; that 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 5th day of September A. D., 1906.

1.  J. D. Denham
2.  W. H. Wright
3.  J. M. Kinsey
4.  D. G. W. Bishop
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners, Attest:

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court

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Claim For Pension
By
J. H. Albritton
Of
Wacissa, Jefferson
Late of
"A" Company
50th Ga. Regiment
Filed In Executive Department
Sept 12, 1906
Approved
Oct 16 1906
Pay from Oct 16 1906
$96.00 per annum
C. H. Dickinson
Secretary of Board

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Soldier's Pension Claim
Under The Act Of 1909

(FORM A)

STATE OF FLORIDA}
County of Jefferson}

On this 2 day of August, A. D. One Thousand Nine Hundred and nine personally appeared before
me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the county and State aforesaid, James Henry Albritton 
who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 65 years of age, having been 
born on the 2 day of August, 1844 in the county of Ware, in the State of Georgia.  That he 
is a bona fide citizen of the county of Jefferson, State of Florida.  That he has resided 
in the State of Florida continuously since the 1st day of January, 1871.

That he is the identical person who enlisted at Blackshear, Ga. under the name of J. H. 
Albritton, on the 4 day of March 1862, in Company A, Regiment 50th of the State of Ga. in 
the service of the Confederate States.

(Here give date and place of capture, imprisonment, exchange or parole.)

I was captured on the retreat from Richmond on 2nd of April 1865 and was under guard until 
end of war.

That I served faithfully until HONORABLY DISCHARGED from the service of the ____ in the year 
186_, and did not desert the service of the ____ 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 in Washington City at time of parole from where I was paroled and came home.

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.

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:  Leonton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 250.00
Cattle, horses and other live stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 250.00
Personal property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $  50.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $ 550.00

That my postoffice address is Wacissa, County of Jefferson, State of Florida.

J. H. Allbritton

Attest:

(1) A. J. Boland
(2) P. H. Boland

Sworn and subscribed before me, this 2d day of Aug., A. D. 1909; 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. M. Allen
Justice of the Peace

(FORM B)

STATE OF FLORIDA,}
County of Jefferson}

We, the undersigned citizens of Jefferson County, State of Florida, do hereby certify that 
we personally know J. H. Albritton, 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, and that the statements made by him relative to the value 
of his property are true and correct.

A. J. Boland
P. H. Boland

Sworn and subscribed before me, this 2nd day of August, 1909.

J. M. Allen
Justice of the Peace


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Report of County Commissioners

We, the undersigned, County Commissioners in and for the County of Jefferson, Florida, do 
hereby report that at a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners held this day, the 
foregoing application of James Henry Albritton 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, 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 5th day of August, A. D. 1909.

(1) J. T. Budd, Chairman
(2) N. C. Bryan
(3) J. M. ?
(4) Isaac Story
(5) D. Q. Bishop
County Commissioners

By the County Commissioners.  Attest:

R. C. Parkhill
Clerk Circuit Court

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State Board of Pensions                           No. 3912
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pensions,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

August 10, 1909

Hon. F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

J. H. Albritton who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida, claims to have 
been a member of Company A, 50th Georgia Regiment, Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

A. C. Croom
Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

August 13, 1909

Respectfully returned to the
Comptroller,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

No records have been found in this office of a 58th Regiment, Georgia Infantry, or Cavalry,
Confederate States Army.

The records show that one James Allbritton, private, Company A, 50th Georgia Infantry, 
Confederate States Army, was enlisted March 4, 1862, at Blackshear.  On a muster roll of 
this company for January and February, 1865, last roll on file, he is reported present.  No 
later record found.

The records show, however, that one J. H. Albertson, private, 50th Regiment Georgia, Confederate 
States Army, was received at Washington, D. C., March 18, 1865, from the Army of the James, 
as a refugee or rebel deserter; that he took the oath and that transportation was furnished 
him to St. Augustine, Florida, date not stated.  No later record found, nor has this name 
been found on the rolls of the 50th Georgia Infantry, Confederate States Army.

F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General

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Former Claim No. 3912
Application No. 13635

Claim For Pension
By
J. H. Albritton
Of
Wacissa Postoffice
Jefferson County
Filed In Pension Department
Aug 6 1909
Deserter

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Pension file - A

November 11, 1909

Mr. J. H. Albritton,
Wacissa, Fla.

Dear Sir:

Your pension claim under the Act of 1909 has been considered by the Board of Pensions and 
was not allowed for the reasons stated below.

Yours very truly,

Jefferson Bell
Secretary to the Board of Pensions

In re pension claim #13635 Record from the War Department which shows the desertion of the 
soldier upon whose service this claim is based.

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State Board of Pensions                                     No. 13635
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pensions
State of Florida
Tallahassee

July 5 1910

Hon. F. C. Ainsworth,
The Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir: 

W. M. Albritton who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida claims to have 
been a member of Company A 50th Ga. Regiment Inft. Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

A. C. Croom
Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

July 9, 1910

Respectfully returned to
Comptroller,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

No record has been found of the service, capture or parole of a man named W. M. Albritton 
as of any company of the 50th Georgia Infantry, Confederate States Army.

F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General

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State Board of Pensions                                     No. 13635
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pensions
State of Florida
Tallahassee

July 5 1910

Hon. F. C. Ainsworth,
The Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

D. M. Dowling who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida claims to have 
been a member of Company A 50th Ga. Regiment Inft., Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

A. C. Croom
Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

July 9, 1910

Respectfully returned to
Comptroller,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

The records show that Darling W. Dowling, private, Company A, 50th Georgia Infantry, Confederate 
States Army, enlisted March 4, 1862; that he was captured April 6, 1865, and that he was 
released June 26, 1865, at Point Lookout, Maryland, on taking the oath of allegiance.

F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General

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State Board of Pensions                                     No. 13635
Governor
Comptroller
Treasurer

Department of Pensions
State of Florida
Tallahassee

July 6 1910

Hon. F. C. Ainsworth,
The Adjutant General
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

Lazarus Dowling who is an applicant for a pension under the laws of Florida claims to have 
been a member of Company A 50th Ga. Regiment Inft., Confederate States Army.

Please furnish me with the record of this soldier.

Yours very truly,

A. C. Croom
Comptroller

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War Department
The Adjutant General's Office
Washington

July 9, 1910

Respectfully returned to
Comptroller,
State of Florida,
Tallahassee

The records show that Lazarus Dowling, corporal, Company A, 50th Georgia Infantry, Confederate 
States Army, enlisted March 4, 1862.  The roll for January and February, 1862, last on which 
name is borne, shows him discharged March 5, 1863.

F. C. Ainsworth
The Adjutant General