PENSION: William M. Bastin's Health Report, Metcalfe Co., Kentucky All of these pension file emails have been reproduced with the permission of Glenda Bastin. She is the one that submitted the pension files to the Bastin-L list. Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:06:15 -0400 (EDT) From: Gary Bastin To: BASTIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Wm M. Bastin's Health (fwd) This wraps up the abstract of Wm. M. Bastin's pension file. There may be more information once the complete files are examined. Anytime from a few weeks to a few months may elapse until the complete files (184 pages) are available. (Thanks, Glenda!) -- Gary ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1998 02:32:13 From: Glenda Bastin To: gbastin@bb.iu.net Cc: epb1937@blue.net Subject: Wm M. Bastin's Health State of Kentucky Green County, SS On this 28th day of August 1886, Personally appeared before me a deputy clerk for the county and State afforesaid, William M. Bastin aged 45 years a resident of Metcalf County State of Kentucky who being duly sworn according to Law States that he is a Pensioner of the United States enrolled at the Louisville Pension agency at the rate of twelve dollars per month by reason of disability from Gun Shot wounds in left arm and right leg incurred in the Military Service of the United States while a member of Co. E. 3d Reg. Ky. Vol. That he believes himself to be Entitled to an Increase of Pension on account of the injury to his arm having become worse. The arm becoming enlarged about the wound causing him much pain and rendering that limb nearly Entirely useless in the performance of manual labor also the Injury to leg has become worse causing him much Pain and misery Especially after much Exercise. That he hereby appoints G. M. Higgason of Osceola Green County Ky. his true and lawful atty to prosecute this claim his post office address is Osceola, Green County, Ky. Signed William M. Bastin (his signature) Also personally appeared J. T. Gooch residing at Osceola Ky and W. T. Cartmill residing at Osceola, Ky. persons whom I certify to be respectable and Entitled to credit and who being duly Sworn say they were present and saw William M. Bastin the claimant sign his name to the foregoing declaration that they have Every reason to believe from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him that he is the Identical person he represents himself to be and that they have no interest in the prosecutions of this claim. Signed, J. T. Gooch W. T. Cartmill Sworn and subscribed to before me this Aug. 28th 1886 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declarations were fully made known and explained to the affiant and witnesses before swearing and that I have no interest direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim. Signed, W. G. Wallace D.C. for Green County ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. Commercial entities must ask for and receive permission from submittor before downloading.