Civil War Pension: Child’s App. Of Jackson FISHER (1886); Baltimore City, MD Contributed by: Debi Remer ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Army Pension of Jackson Fisher (my gggrandfather) State of Maryland, City of Baltimore: On this 5th day of April A.D., 1886, before me, Alford Mace, Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City the same being a Court of Record, personally appeared MARY SULLIVAN, a resident of No. 299 N. Fremont St., in Baltimore and State of Maryland aged 37 years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on her oath, make the following Declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision, made by the Act of Congress, approved July 14th, 1862, and subsequent acts. That she is the duly appointed Guardian of Mary Augusta FISHER infant child of JACKSON FISHER who was a .. in Company E commanded by.. in the Second Regiment of Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry in the War of 1861 who enlisted at Mass. on the .. day of August 1862, and who, whilst in the service of the United States, and in the line of his duty died on or about the 31st day of March 1864 at Andersonville GA of starvation and bad treatment whilst a prisoner of war. That the said deceased soldier left surviving him only one child under sixteen years of age whose name and age is as follows: MARY AUGUSTA FISHER, born on the 7th day of March 1852 who resides with her the said guardian, as will more fully appear by reference to the proof hereto annexed she declares that her P.O. address is 299 N. Fremont St., Baltimore, MD. She also declares that she has not in any manner been engaged in, or aided or abetted the rebellion in the United States. And for the purpose of prosecuting her claim she heereby appoints Wm. B. Hill, (No 70 W. Fayette St., Baltimore Maryland) her attorney in fact, and with authority to receive her pension certificate. Attest: JOS. C. MANNING, JR., Mary SULLIVAN (her mark). At the same time, before me personnaly appeared MARY SULLIVAN who is known to me to be the claimant named in the foregoing Declaration and Power of Attorney, and acknowledged the same to be act and deed, also personally appeared HENRIETTA YINGLING resident of Baltimore City, MD persons whom I certify to be respectable, and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn, say that they were present and saw MARY SULLIVAN sign her mark to the foregoing Declaration, (and Power of Attorney.) and they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of the applicant, and their acquaintance with her that she is the identical person she represent herself to be; that JACKSON FISHER the said deceased soldier, left surviving him no other child under sixteen years of age, than that above mentioned, whose name and age is as follows, via: MARY AUGUSTA FISHER, aged, 14 years AFFIDAVIT State of MD, City of Baltimore On this 4 day of April A.D. 1886, before me a Justice of the Peace, in and for the City aforesaid, personally appeared MARY SULLIVAN, a resident of the said city and a person whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being by me duly sworn according to law, says that she is the duly appointed guardian of MARY AUGUSTA FISHER, infant child of JACKSON FISHER (Dec'd) late of Co. E., 2nd Massachusetts Vol. Cavalry. The she (affiant) lived and co-habited with the said JACKSON FISHER, as his wife for 15 years previous and up to the time of said Fisher's enlistment although the rites of Holy Matromony had never been celebrated between them. That the result of her adultery was the birth of one child, born on the 7th day of March 1852, and which, was baptised on the 23 day of March 1852, at Emmitsburg, MD under the name of MARY AUGUSTA FISHER, (named after said JACKSON FISHER) as his child said child was baptized by Rev. JOHN MCCAFFERTY, D.D. Mt. St. Mary's College at the aforesdaid place. That in support of her statement as above, she submits the affidavit of two persons who have known her for many years and also a copy of the college record of the baptism of said MARY AUGUSTA FISHER. J. C. Manning, Jr. Also personally appeared HENRIETTA YINGLING and ELIZA FOSTER, persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, who being by me duly sworn according to law say that they have been intimate personal acquaintances of Mary Sullivan, the Guardian named in the accompanying application, for the past 15 years. That the said MARY SULLIVAN and the said JACKSON FISHER, lived together and co-habited as man and wife for 14 or 15 years pervious to the enlistment of said JACKSON FISHER in the U.S. service, that the said parties were never married and the result of their adulterous intercourse was the birth of one child, which was baptized under the name of MARY AUGUSTA FISHER (as the child of said JACKSON FISHER). That the said child has always been known by the name of FISHER and none other. That the above statment of MARY SULLIVAN, is true in every particular as set forth and that they have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of the claim of MARY SULLIVAN, guardian, against the United States for pension. Jos. C. Manning Jr, P.H. Hoffman, Henrietta Yingling (her mark), Eliza Foster (her mark) Sworn to and subscribed before me, on the day and year first above written, the said affidavit having been by me first read to and fully understood by the affiants, and I hereby certify that I have not interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of said claim. W. H. Hayword, Esq In testimony whereof, I have herunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of Superior Court for the City and State aforsaid, the 10th day of April 1866