PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY VA CIVIL WAR PENSION APPLICATION: FRANKLIN, W. H. Copyright (c) 2003 by Janet Putt Neville. [jandneville@yahoo.com] ******************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ******************************************************************************* Source: Library of Virginia Digital Collection ROLL NO. 91 Name: W. H. Franklin, age 70 as of 1913. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA (Gretna) Member of: (No information found) Letter to W. H. Franklin from Jno. H. Johnson who questioned whether Franklin filed a claim in Henry County and was he the same W. H. Franklin. Dear Sir, Mr W. H. Franklin of Elba Pittsylvania County was in to see today about his pension. Mr. W. H. Franklin was a pensioner from Pittsylvania County Va under the Act of May, 1900. Sometime about the first of May, 1913, he filed in this office an application using form 5 under the said act of April 1902 to have his claim renewed. As amended which application by pension board of Pittsylvania Court and certified to the judge of this Circuit Court and at the May term 1913 Judge Harvey allowed said pension and ordered the clerk to certify same to the auditor of Public Accounts. About the last of May 1913, I sent said application certificates and order of court along with other applications to the Auditor of Public Accounts, Richmond, VA. I enclose another copy of the order. I wish you would look same up for Mr. Evilla? and write to him about same to Gretna, Pittsylvania County VA. The name of Elba P. O. has been changed to Gretna. Thanking you in advance, I remain, Yours very truly, S. S. Hurt, Pittsylvania