Vaughan, Hartwell

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outside of folded paper

Commissioners of Claims
Act March 3d, 1871
No. 14499 51.304
Claim
Hartwell Vaughn, Sr.
Cherokee Co
State of Alabama
Summary Report
Amount Allowed $154=
Submitted to Congress
December 13, 1878

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No. 14499
the Claim of Hartwell Vaughn, Sr. Of Cherokee Co. In the state of Alabama
 

Remarks
The
claimant is a farmer nearly 90 years of age. He is a resident of
Cherokee Co, AL. He swears that he was opposed to secession &
always favored the Union cause. That he did nothing in favor of the
confederates & was ready and willing to aid the Union & had no
kindred in the Confederate Army. He was a soldier in the war of 1812
& is now drawing a pension. One of his witnesses is a Union man that
has been allowed a claim.

The property was taken in 1864 by Gen
Sherman’s Army. The fruit is not allowable. Mare hogs & sheep are
found(?). We recommend the payment of $156.
Signed
A O Aldis
O Ferrin
W B Honrll?
Comm of Claims

pg 266
same as 265, another shot of page

pg 267
folded outside of paper
14400 June 12/72
Act of 3rd March 1871

Petition of
Hartwell Vaughn Sr
of
Blue Pond, AL
for horse, sheep ??
Value #236.00

filed by R. W. Walker
Washington, DC
June? 10/72

pg 268
form letter
lists items he wants reimbursed, a statement of loyalty to union
State
of Alabama county of Cherokee to wit: Hartwell Vaughn, being duly sworn
deposes and says: my age is 83 years, my PO address is Blue Pond, state
of Alabama, I have been a citizen of the state of Alabama since 1835 I
am now and always have been loyal to the United States. During and
through the late war I remained a loyal adherent to the cause and
government of the United States, and gave no aid or comfort to the enemy

the above bill is correct and true.....

pg 269
same as 268, another shot of page, shows signature of Hartwell Vaughn, Sr.

Pg 270
Petition
The
petition of Hartwell Vaughn, Sr (name has ink blot on it) respectully
represents: that he is citizen of the United States and resides at
present near Blue Pond, Alabama.

That he has a claim against the
United States for property & supplies taken by officers &
soldiers of General Shermans Army while said Army was encamped near
Gaylesville Cherokee County Alabama. That petitioner was the original
owner of said property and still owns said claim.

That your
petitioner at the time of the taking of the property mentioned in the
following schedule, resided near Blue Pond Cherokee County Alabama

To wit:
one white mare 6 years old 1st class worth $150.00
4 fat pork hogs 150# each - 600 # @ 10c
11 head of sheep @ $2.00
2 bushels dried fruit @ $2.00
total $236.00

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State
of Alabama......Hartwell Vaughn, Sr.... matters therein stated are
true.....did not voluntarily serve in the confederate army or
navy......never voluntarily furnished any stores, supplies or other
material aid to said confederate.....
signed
Jas H Savage
Leonard F. Daniel
Hartwell Vaughn Sr
sworn.... 28 April 1871
signed S. H. Sudberry?
(Following is handwritten)

Loyalty
Hartwell Vaughn Jr who was in the north during the war having fled from the south on account of his loyalty.
Wm Wnncey?? Center, Ala??
Loss of property
witness near Center Al

pgs 272, 273
folded outside of claim forms

pg 274
list of claimed items

pg 275
bottom of prev page, signed
Hartwell Vaughn Jr of Centre Ala (looks like Heartwell)
Wm. Lwhucey? Of Centre Ala

pg 276
to prove claim, says by witnesses near Centre Ala

pg 277
form where Hartwell went before Commissioners of Claims, has seal on page

pg 278-280
standing interrogatories
the following questions will be put to every person who gives testimony:

3 page typed list of 80 questions. Answers to questions are on following pages.

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No 14.499
Hartwell Vaughn Sr claimant being sworn
(1)
says my name is Hartwell Vaughn Sr age 89 years I live in Cherokee County Alabama. I have lived here for 40 years my occupation is farming
(2) I am the claimant and am interested in the success of my claim.
(3)I was borned in Greenville District
(4)South Carolina. I was living where I __ live before the war and all the time during the war and never changed my residence
(5)Nor business during the war = for the ___
(6)all the time during the war I never done anything against the union in my life.
(7)I was willing to do all that I could for the union during the war and ___ yet I served in the War of 1812 and am drawing
(8)a
pension now. I fed a great many soldiers during the war that was about
all that I could do I was to old I hardly ever left home
(9)during the war = if I did I never new
(10)it = I was not in the employment of the US
(11)government
during the war= I never contributed any money or property to the US
government during the war. I was old and not able to work and didn't
think I was able to give anything only what the
(12)soldiers eat off of me = I took sides

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with
the union and voted for the union against secession. I voted for Henry
C. =Sanford here in this county to go to Montgomery Alabama as a
deligate to vote against secession and the constitution of the southern
confederacy
(13) I still ____ am to the union all this time
(14)
I was sorry to hear of the union forces being defeated at the battle of
bills ?? and all other _____ during the war. ??? was glad when the
rebels had to surrender.
(15)I don't no that I ever accrued any favors
(16)any more than other people = I have never
(17)taken
the iron clad oath = James Westen, William Swausey, Hartwell Vaughn Jr.
They will testify to my loyalty if called on to do so
(18) I was never threatened with damages or injury on account of my war sentiments.
(19) I was never arested by any confederate
(20)
officer during the war= I had some corn and meat taken from me by the
rebels I don't remember from much I ___ that I would never get any
pay for my corn or meat and I never kept any acount I never did present
any acount to any rebel officer of soldier for pay didn't want there
kind of money it was no

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(21)use to me = I understood that the corn and meat was taken because I was
(22) a union man = I never done anything for the southern confederate at any
(23)time during the war = the rebels never tried to make me do any thing
(24) against the union = I was never in any
(25) service for the confederacy civil nor military at any time durin the war
(26)I never took any oath to the southern confederacy at any time during the war
(27-35)
I never had charge of any stores belonging to the rebel government
during the war at any time I was never interested nor belonged to
anything connected with the rebel government at any time during the
(36)war= I never had any relations in the rebel army that I no of the only son that I had took his family during the
(37) war and went north = I have not been under any disabilities that I no of
(38) and have not been specially pardoned by the president I have done nothing
(39)to be pardoned for that I no of= I never took any oath during the war of any
(40)kind = I was never a prisoner
(41)nor arrested during the war

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(42)there was never any fines assessments against
(43)me = nor property sold by the US ____ at any time during the war
attest S D Monn? USS Court Hartwell Vaughn
(66)I was the owner of the property charged in this claim when it was taken I ____ owner by the labor of my self & daughter
(67)
this property was taken off of my place in Cherokee county about 2
miles from Round Mountain I have 40 acres of land and only have 10
acres in cultivation 35 in
(68)woodland= I have never filed any petition in bankrupt nor have declaired a bankrupt
attest
B. D. Horre? Hartwell Vaughn
N. S. S. Caumms?

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Hartwell Vaughn Claimant
(72) I was present when the property charged
(73)in this claim was taken = it was all taken
(74) in the day time = I made complaing to the soldiers but it never don any good they said that they had to live off of
(75)some
body = I never asked for any receipt I was old an never stirred about
much while the soldiers were here I new that they would take what they
wanted
(76)anyway = I have never received any ___ on this claim nor
no other claim this is the only claim that has ever been presented by
me to congress or any other tribunal? During the war or since
(77)the
close = this property was taken by troops under command of General
Sherman in 1864 they were encamped at Galesville in this
(78-79)county
= I saw the US troops take from my stable one white or gray mare. She
was 6 years old and in very good order. The soldiers took 4 hogs out of
my hog pen they were fat and they were 2 & 3 years old and would
weigh not less than 150 each I saw the US soldiers take from my grass
lot eleven head of sheep. They drove the sheep with them in the
direction of their camp at Galesville in this

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county
I had 2 bushels of dried fruit in 2 baskets in my house and one of the
soldiers took that off with him. The hogs were killed and hauld off in
a waggon. The mare was rode off by one of the soldiers = I don't
remember how many men there was = __ but to the best of my recollection
there was about 15 or 20 soldiers = I don't remember son, whether there
was an officer with the men or not I can't give any reason for their
taking the property only they said that they had to live on some body
___ they had to subsist in the county.
Attest
Solain D. Moved?? Hartwell Vaughn
W. S. S. Commer?

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James Wester a witness being sworn says
(1)my
name is James Westor age 72 years I live in Cherokee county Alabama I
have been living here for over 40 years my occupation is farming
(2) I am not related to the claimant nor interested in the success of his
(53)claim for Hartwell Vaughn Sr
(53) I had known the claimant for 35 years
(54) I lived in 3, or, 2 miles of the claimant
(55)during the war = I met him several times
(56)
I will say once a month = I con___ with him about the war he was strong
for the union us old men see each other when we met he was strong for
the union all the time during the
(57)war = I so that he voted the union
(58)ticket against sucession = I saw tht the claimant never don any thing against the union at any time during
(59)the war = all that I ever heard of him doing was for the unon cause
(60) his representation was good for layd?? = ?? all the time during the war
(61)P. J. Cleisdum??, William Swausey and my self were the union men in this settlement Hartwell Vaughn Sr is included
(62) I was a union man all the

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time during the war I voted the union ticket against secession. __ I have proven my loyalty and dun my money??
(63) I don't remember of hearing any threat made against made agains the
(64)claimant
during the war = I no that the claimant was not loyal to the southern
confederacy men of his age here in this county had no
(65)use for the rebel government = I dot no son, that I can remember anyting more about the claimant
attes
Solan D M???? James Wister?
USS C>>>>

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Ginsey Vaughn a witness being sworn
(1)says
my name is Ginsey Vaughn age 45 years [note - I believe Ginsey and Jane
are the same person] I live with my father in Cherokee county Alabama I
was raised here in this county my occupation
(2) is farming = I am a
daughter of the claimant and have never been married and the claimant
depends on me to make his support. And I am
(72) interested? In his claim = I was present when the property charged in this claim
(73) was taken = It was all taken in the day
(74) my father made some complaint but 15 the soldiers
(75) but it never don any good = there was no receipt asked for that I no of don't suppose
(76)
there was = there has never been any payment made on this claim nor no
other claim to my father from the government that has never been any
claims but this presented to congress or any other tribunal during
(77)the war nor since the close = this property was taken by troops under command of General Sherman while encamped
(78-79)
in this county in 1864 = I saw his US troops take from my fathers
stable one white or grey mare. She was 6 years old and in good order. I
saw them take 4 hogs out of his hog pen they

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were fat
and would weigh 150 each they were 2 & 3 years old. I saw the union
soldiers take eleven head of sheep out of my fathers grass lot close to
the house they took the sheep and drove them off in the direction of
Galesville in this county. My father had 2 bushels of dried fruit in
the house and the soldiers took his fruit off I don't remember how many
soldiers there was though I suppose that there must have been 15, or 20
if there was any officer there I never new them to be officers. they
had our wagons and hauled the hogs off ___.
Attested Solan D Morro? Ginsey Vaughn
USS cumm____???

Pg 291
outside of form
Claim of Hartwell Vaughn

testimony of
Hartwell Vaughn
James Norton
Gincy Vaughn

Pg 292
“last
page”, statement signed by Solon D. M>>>> that claimant and
witnesses were kept separate and apart from each other.

Pg 293
outside of folded document
claim no 51.304
Sett. No. 3616? It looks more like this 3h1h
Hartwell Vaughn
$154.00
due him
out of the appropriation for
“Claims of Loyal Citizens for Suplies furnished during the Rebellion”
for amount allow him by the commissioners of claims
Reported Mch 13, 1879
Returned Mch 22, 1879
Requisition No. 1486, dated
Mch 25, 1879, transmitted for
Warrant Mch 28, 1879

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Statement of amount allowed him (154.00)
(must be what passed for a check- says payable in care of R. W. Walker Atty, Washington DC, Treasury Department.)