Civil War Pension Applications: James Monroe Loftis: Halifax County, 
Virginia, Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by D. Gayle Loftis, 
dgloftis@aol.com
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Pensioner under act of March 7, 1900, to be filed before Circuit or Corporation
 Court, or the Judge there of in vacation
      
     I, Jas. M. Loftis of the county of Halifax in the State of Virginia,
do solemnly swear that I am the identical person named in the original 
application dated on the  ___ day of ___ 19__, and who filed the said 
application for aid under the provisions of an act of the General Assembly
approved March 7, 1900,for aid as a soldier (sailor or marine) of Virginia
in the service of the said State, or of the Confederate States during the war
between the States, and that I am now an actual resident of the county of 
Halifax in the said State, and that I do not hold any national, State, city,
or county office which pays me in salary or fees one hundred and fifty 
dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employmenbt or other
source whatever which amounts to one hundred and fifty dollars per annum; 
nor do I receive from any source whatever money or aother means of suport 
amounting in value to the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars per annum;
nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit
or use, nor does my wife own nor does any one hold in trust for the benefit
of my wife, either real, personal, or mixed property of estate either in fee 
or for life, of the assessed value of five hundred dollars; nor do I receive
any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United Sttes, or from
any other source, and that I am not an inmate of the Soldier's Home or
other public institution.  And I do further swear that I am disabled as follows:
cronic [sic] diarrhea
and that my disability came from  bad fair [sic] and esposure [sic] during the war
and that I amn now 61 years of age, and that the statements contained in my 
original applications above referred to are true, and tht atduring the said
war I was loyal and true to my duty as a soldier (sailor or marine) of 
Virginia, or of the Confederate States, and never at any time deserted any 
command, or voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service.

                                                     /s J. M. Loftis 

     Subscribed and sworn to before me H.B. Gates D.Clk in and for the county 
of Halifax in the State of Virginia, this 29 day of May 1902.
						    /s H.B. Gates, D. Clk

                   JURAT OF WITNESSES
     We, H.M.Lawry and W. J. Smith of the county of Haifax in the State of
Virginia, do solemnly swear that we are personally acquainted with J. M. Loftis
whose name is signed to the annexed jurat, and that the said J. M. Loftis
is still living, and that we verily believe the statements contained in the
annexed affidavit to be true.

		witness to both 			his
		sign (illegible)		   H.M.	X   Lawry
		John R. Edmonds				mark


							his
                                                    W.J. X  Smith
                                                        mark

     Subscribed and sorn to before me, A Justice in and for the Co. of Halifax
and I do certify that the said H.M. Lawry and W.J. Smith whose names are signed
to the annexed jurat, are persons of well-known, reputation for truth, honesty,
and integrity, and residing in the said Co.
                                                   /s L.S(illeglible), J.P.

                   CERTIFICATE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE
     I, Jno. A. Wade, Commissioner of the Revenue, in the Co. of Halifax
in the State of Virginia, do certify that Jas. M. Loftis or his wife, or 
his trustee, or trustee for his wife, whose name is signed to the annexed
statement, and who made application for aid under the act of the General
Assembly of Virginia approved March 7, 1900, is charged on the land and 
personal property books of the said Co. with estate, real, personal and 
mixed, of the assessed value of 160 dollars.
     Given under my hand, this 7 day of July 1902.
                                                   /s Jno. A. Wade
                 CERTIFICATE OF PHYSICIAN AS TO SOLDIERS, ETC
     I. H.B.Miblin (?), a practicing physician in the ? of Halifax in the State
of Virginia, do certify that I am personally acquainted with J.M. Loftis
whose name is signed to the foregoing statement and who made application
for aid under the act of the General Assembly approved March 7, 1900, and that
from a personal examination of the said J.M. Loftis as to the disability set
forth in his application and the cause thereof, I am clearly of the opinion that 
he is disabled by reason of (here state specifically the nature of the disability
and the cause thereof, and whether it be total or partial, and whether the
applicant is deprived of ability to pursue his usual and ordinary occupation
for his livelihood, or any other occupation within his capacity) ? diarrhea,
and rheumatism is totally disabled from making a living.
and verily believe his disability is wholly due to the causes assigned in the said
application and that he is entitled to aid under the provisions of the act
of the General Assembly of Virginia approved March 7, 1900.
     Given under my hand, this 29 day of May, 1902.
                                                     /s H.B. Miblin, M.D.

VIRGINIA:
       County of Halifax, to-wit:
     I Jas H. Midley, Ckerk of the Circuit Court of the county of Halifax
do certify that the (judge of the ) said court had directed me to certify
to the Auditor of Public Accounts that Jas. M. Loftis a pensioner under the 
act of March 7, 1900, is entitled to receive annually from the State of 
Virginia, the sum of thirty dollars.
     Given under my hand, this 12th day of Sept., 1902.
                                                     /s Jas. H.Midley