MONROE COUNTY, TN - MILITARY - Ambrose K. Bright, Civil War Disability Pension Application
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DECLARATION FOR INVALID PENSION
STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF MONROE
	On this 2 Day of May A.D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety 5, personally appeared before me, T.A. Robinson, Dep. County Court Clerk within and for the county and State aforesaid Ambrose K. Bright, aged 57 years, a resident of the Sweetwater County of Monroe, State of Tennessee, duly sworn according to law, declares that his is the identical A.K. Bright who was enrolled on the ___ day of ____ 18__ in Co. D "3" Tenn. Mtd. Vols. In the War of the Rebellion, and served at least ninety days, and was Honorably discharged at Knoxville, Tennessee day of 30th day of Nov. 1864. That he has not been employed in the military or naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above.
	That he is now unable to earn a support by reason of Piles, gravel complaint, and fracture of right leg, and disease of eyes.
	That said disabilities are not due to his vicious habits, and are to the best of his knowledge and belief permanent. That he as applied for pension under application No. 795,219. That he is a pensioner under Certificate No xxxxx.  That he makes this declaration for the purpose for being placed on the pension rolls of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890.
	He hereby appoints N.W. Wills and Co., Washington D.C. his true and lawful attorneys and he agrees to allow them the $10 fee as prescribed by law for prosecuting his claim. That his post office address is Sweetwater county of Monroe, State of Tennessee.
Ambrose K. Bright
Attest: _____
	Also personally appeared W.M. Harrison residing at Madisonville and Thos. McClellen, residing at Madisonville 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 Ambrose K. Brite, the claimant sign his name to acquaintance with him for  ___ years and ___ years respectively, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be; and they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
W.M. Harrison
Thos. McClellan
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2 day of May A.D. 1895 and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declarations, etc. were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words ___ erased, ____ added, and that I have no interest, direct of indirect in the prosecution of this claim.
T.A. Robinson
Deputy County Court Clerk


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