Seaborn Harrell Civil War Pension File

Scott County Arkansas
Civil War Pension Application
SEABORN HARRELL, CSA
Transcribed & Contributed by Delaine Edwards

11906
APPLICATION OF
Seaborn Harrell
Gipson P.O.
Scott County
Miles Murfey, in same Co.
El Dorado, Ark.
Union County

APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Seaborn Harrell do solemnly swear that I served as a soldier in the army of the Confederate States, being a member of Co. "I" commanded by Capt. B.R. Matthews, as 2nd Lieut. in Col. Dockery's 19th Regiment Infantry Vols. from the State of Arkansas; that I was honorably discharged from such service first on or about the 4th day of June 1862, and afterwards reinlisting and serving and did not desert the same; that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I do not myself, nor does my wife, nor do we both together, own property, real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action in excess of the value of $400.00 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor has either of us conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that neither I nor my wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150.00 per year; that I am incapacitated to perform manual labor in any of the ordinary avocations of life and that such incapacity (or disability) is the result of rheumatism contracted in the service which has caused me considerable suffering at times during the whole time since the war to the present time - and from advanced age and feeble health and debilitated physical condition in consequence thereof, my age now being 82 years and that such disability is not the result of my own vicious habits still persisted in, so help me God.
(Signature) S. Harrell
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 21st day of May 1901.
[Signed] L.P. Fuller, Clerk
By Thos. M. Duncan, D.C.

[Handwritten Document]
Head Qrs. 19th Regt. Arks.
Infty. Vols.
Camp Ingraham June 4th 1862
This is to certify that Second Lieut. Seaborn Harrell of Company I of the 19th Regt. Ark. Infantry Vols. has not drawn any pay for his service as Second Lieut. in said company of said Regiment from the Quarter Master Department of this Regiment, or this Brigade. No funds now being in the hands of the A. Q. Masters of the Army in consequence of all monies being ordered to the war[?] any Quarter Master to whom he may present his account is authorized to pay the same, to which he is justly entitled as set forth in his pay account.
[Signed] Jno. H. Morgan, A.Q.M.
19th Regt. Ark. Infty. C.S.A.
Approved
[Illegible signature]

EVIDENCE OF PHYSICIAN

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, C.A. Atkins, a duly registered and practicing physician in Scott County, Arkansas, do hereby certify that I am personally well acquainted with Seaborn Harrell of Gipson, Scott Co., Arkansas, who is an applicant for a pension under the Statutes of Arkansas.
That at his request I have made an examination of his physical condition and find: State description and character of disease or disability: He is badly ruptured in Epigastrium, has chronic congestion of the liver, catarrh of the right middle ear. Heart irregular due to liver trouble stated above.
Physical condition and to what cause is his incapacity for manual labor attributable: He is totally unable to perform any part of manual labor due to age & diseases which. Urine 10 per cent pus and that said disability is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in: He has no disipation or bad habits.
Extent of disability: Totally unable to take care of himself so far as labor is concerned.
[Signed] C.A. Atkins, M.D.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6 day of June 1901.
W.A. Crabtree, Notary Public

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades is Possible)

PROOF OF SERVICE
(By Comrades if Possible)

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
On this day personally came before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County of Scott and State of Arkansas, William J. Harrell, a citizen of Gipson, Scott Co., Ark., whom I certify to be a creditable person and worthy of confidence, who being duly sworn, states that he is personally, well acquainted with applicant Seaborn Harrell, having known him all my life, he being my father, and my age being now 60 years.
That he was a Confederate soldier. Belonging to Company "I" 19th Regiment of Ark. Infty. Vols. That as such soldier he served from about 1862 to 1864. That he was honorably discharged from such service, and did not desert the same. That he is now and has been for the past twelve months a bona fide resident of Arkansas. That he is incapacitated for manual labor by reason of Rheumatism and old age, his age being now 82 years and that such incapacity (or disability) is not the result of his own vicious habits still persisted in. That to the best of my knowledge, all property now owned by him and his wife, together, is not worth exceeding $400 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel). That neither he nor his wife is in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, or the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150 per year. That I have no interest in this claim.
[Signed] W.J. Harrell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13 day of June 1901.
[Signed] D.H. Blair, J.P.

WIDOW'S APPLICATION FOR PENSION

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}
I, Caroline Harrell, do solemnly swear that I am the widow of Seaborn Harrell who served as a soldier in the army of the Confederate States, being a member of Co. "I" in Col. Dockery's 19th Regiment of Infty. Vols. from the State of Arkansas; that he was honorably discharged from such service on or about the 4th day of June 1862 and afterwards re-enlisting and serving and did not desert the same; that I am now, and for the past twelve months have been, a bona fide resident of this State; that I do not own property, real or personal, or both, or money or choses in action in excess of the value of $400.00 (exclusive of household goods and wearing apparel), nor have I conveyed title to any property to enable me to draw a pension, and that I am not in receipt of any income, annuity, pension or wages for any services, the emoluments of an office, in excess of $150.00 per year; that my said husband died since the close of the war, on the 10th day of July A.D. 1901 and that I have not since re-married, so help me God.
(Signature) Caroline Harrell
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25 day of July 1901.
[Signed] D.H. Blair, J.P.

STATE OF ARKANSAS}
County of Scott}ss.
We, the undersigned, sitting as a Pension Board for Scott County, do certify that we have examined the application of the within named Caroline Harrell for pension, under Act of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, as approved March 11, 1901, and the proof in support of same, and find that said applicant is the widow of a Confederate soldier, is in indigent circumstances, and that her claim is just, and that she should be allowed $50.00 pension.
[Signed] C. Malone (Seal)
[Signed] S.C. Brown (Seal)
[Signed] Wiley Young (Seal)

12756
APPLICATION OF
Caroline Harrell
Widow of
Seaborn Harrell
Scott County
Examined and approved
and $50 allowed and Auditor
authorized to draw warrant for same.
This 28 day of Aug. 1901
J.N. Crockett, Sec'y. of State
T.C. Monroe, Auditor

[Warrant for $25.50 payable to Caroline Harrell - "Dead - Cancelled - 8/6/06" written across the face of it.]

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