Monroe-Mcminn-Loudon County TN Archives History .....Southern Claims Commission Summary September 24, 1871
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Summary of petition of Jane Richesin #6426, of Sweetwater, TN for supplies 
taken by soldiers valued at $542.77, bacon, pork, sausage, beef and corn
Claimant is a widow. She had two brothers in the Rebel army. Although she 
swears to loyal sympathies, she fails to furnish any ___ indications of 
loyalty. Of the two witnesses in support of loyalty one an intimate 
acquaintance never heard her express herself on the subject; and the other an 
old man said she talked favorably of the Union. This is very weak evidence and 
we are not therefore surprised that our special agent Brownlow reports her 
actually disloyal.   We reject the claim.

Additional Comments:
Jane's first husband Martin Bilderback died in 1860. She married a neighboring 
widower, Jesse Richesin about 1863. Each lived on his own farm, and Jesse 
visited her every few weeks and stayed a few days. Jesse Richesin was 
considered a loyal Union man.

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