Kingston Missouri

September 23/69

 

Dear

            Sir       James Lowry

Captain I have writing several letters to you But from som cause another did not recive any answer I have Bin trying to Colecte rations while I was prisiner of war I would like to have an affidavid from you and the daits when taken when Releast where Exchang and soforth and another thing I lost my health by being in the survise

 

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You remember that I took the rumatic pains when I was at Pilchburg Landing and if you remember when I came back to Memphis I was lame and cripled up. my leg now is lame and my hipe seemes to be srinking it is somthing like the swaney and vury painful Pople tell me that I chould have operition and asurtificd or affidavid from you will be sufficunte

 

                        You would Be much oblidge if you would send me the best statement you cane

 

            Poste office Address

            G W Young     Kingston

                                    Caldwell Co Missouri

 

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            West Milton

                        Miami Co Ohio

Mr Bently commissioner of pensions Sir I have not heard of my claime No. 265.635. sins i was examand except the sworn Statement that i was not in march 19.1880. except the sworm state that i was not in the serves sins date of my discharge 1865 and i wold like to now if it is in the neglet of my atence or over crouded in the penson ofice iam ould and feble ardaley able to wolk amile from home

                                                                        James Lowry

 

In the mexicn war and late captain Co. E.  48 OVVI

 

[overwritten]   [?] you asked for last december wich was sen to you Janery 16 1865

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