Mercer County, Missouri War of 1812 Pension Letters - Mahala Huff

>From the National Archives, Washington, DC:

(Letter Number One)

In Re Mahala Huff, 30373
Widow of James Huff, War of 1812.

Mercer, Mo., March 20, 1925

Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.


Dear Sir,

Perhaps one of the rarest cases in the country is that of the lady whose
claim is herewith
attached.

Mrs. Mahala Huff is 106 years of age and her husband fought in the War of
1812.

If it is possible within the province of your office to grant her a special
pension of $50.00 per month, we feel sure you will gladly do so.

we have no further argument. We can only submit the claim for the increase.
If you cannot allow this claim, please return the papers that we may try
for the increase at the next session of Congress.


Very truly,

W. H. Lowry
(Signed under name)

WHL/M




(Letter Number Two)



Rev. & 1812 Wars Section

April 28, 1926.

Honorable Louis C. Cramton,
House of Representatives.


My Dear Mr. Cramton:

In response to your letter of the twenty-sixth instant, requesting data in
regard to the widows of the War of 1812 now on the pension roll, I have the
honor to enclose the annual report of the Commissioner of Pensions for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1925, which contains a list of those
pensioners, see page five.

There are now on the pension roll, twenty widows of soldiers of the War of
1812.

The oldest is Mahala, widow of James Huff, date of her birth is not on
record. When she applied for pension on March 15, 1879, she stated under
oath that she was then sixty years old and she again stated under oath on
April 11th, 1924 that she was about one-hundred and five years of age.


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