CIVIL WAR WIDOW'S PENSION APPLICATION: SUSAN BROACH

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Rich City VA 13x
Virginia:
City of Richmone, TO-WIT:
I, S. B. Witt, Judge of the Hustings Court for the City of Richmond, do certify 
that I have carefully enquired and examined into, and am fully satisfied from 
the evidence adduced before me that each and all fo the facts set forth in the 
within application are true; that the applicant is the identical person named 
int the application is for these reasons approved, and it is therefore certified 
that Susan Broach (sig) is entitled to receive annually from the State of Virginia the sum of Thirty dollars.
    Given under my hand this 26 day of April 1897.

S. B. Witt
Paid wt____
___$40.00
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Approved MW
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[OFFICIAL FORM]

Application of a Widow of a Deceased Soldier, Sailor or Marine for a Pension.

Susan Braoch (sic), residing at 535 Brook Ave. in the City of Richmond in State 
of Virginia, do hereby apply for aid under an act of the General Assembly 
entitled "An act to give aid to soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, 
maimed or disabled in the war between the States, and to the widows of Virginia 
soldiers, sailors and marines who lost their lives in said war in the military 
service."  And I do swear that I am the widow of B. F. Broach who was a member 
of Thomas' Artillery and who, while in the discharge of his duty in military 
service during the late war between the States, lost his life.  and I do further 
swear that I am not receiving aid from or a pension from any State or from the 
United States, and that I do not hold any national, State or county office which 
pays me in fees or salary over three hundred dollars; that my income from no 
source amounts to three hundred dollars; and that I do not own in my own right 
property of the accessed value of one thousand dollars; and that I am now 
entitled to receive annually the sum of thirty dollars under the terms of the 
aforesaid act of the General Assembly.
    And I do further swear that the following answers are true:

1st.  What was the name of the applicant'x deceased husband?  Ans.  B. F. Broach
2nd.  When and where, as nearly as can be accertained, did the applicant's 
       husband die, and from what cause?   Ans.  King and Queen County, 
       Consumption, Oct 1862.
3rd.  When and where were the applicant and her deceased husband married?  Ans.  
       King and Queen County, 1853.
4th.  Has the applicant ever married again?  Ans.  No.

Susan (her x mark) Broach
Witness: Irving L. Beveridge

I, S. B. Witt, Judge of the Hastings Court for the City of Richmond do certify 
that Susan Broach, whose name is signed to the foregoing application, personally 
appeared before me in open court and have the said application fully read and 
explained to her, as well as the statements and answers therein made, she, the 
said Susan Broach made oath before me that said statements and answers are true.

    Given under my hand this 26th day of Apr. 1897

Signed S. B. Witt


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