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State of Illinois
Livingston County
On this ninth day of September
AD1871 personally appearred before me Clerk of the
County Court in and for said County William
W Hallam aged thirty-five years who being duly
sworn according to law declares that his is a pension-
er of the United States duly enrolled at the
Springfield Ill Agency at the rate of four
dollars per month by reason of disability incurred
in the military service of the United States as a
Private in Company "A" of the 86th Regt Ills Vols
That his present physical condition is such that
he believes himself entitled to receive an increased
pension and that he herewith returns his present
pension certificate
He further declares that he is disabled in the
fllowing manner to wit: At the Battle of
Rome Georgia on or about the 17th day of May
AD 1864 he was wounded by a musket ball
in left leg entering below the thigh & coming
out under the knee joint. From the knee down
the leg is partially paralyzed & for three fourths
of the time he is unable to perform the labor
required in his profession that of farmer
that he is constantly lame this leg is weak
that he cannot walk or stand up on it
for any length of time. That he hereby appoints
Joseph F. Culues of Pontiac Illinois his
attorney to prosecute his claim That his residual
is in Long Point Township Livingston County
Illinois and his Post Office address is
Long POint, Livingston County Illinois [signed William W Hallam]
Also personally appeared Otho F. Peurre and
John A Fellows residing in Livingston County
Illinois persons whom I certify to be respectable and
entitled to credit and whom being by me duly
sworn say they were present and saw William W
Hallam the claimant sign his name to the
foregoing declaration that they have every reason
to believe from the appearance of said claimant
and their acquaintence with him that he is the
identical person he represents himself to be and that
they have no interest in the prosecution of this
claim [signed] Otho F. Peurre
John A. Fellows
of September AD 1871 and I certify that the
contents of the above declaration were fully made
known and explained to the applicant and
witnesses before swearing and that I have no interest
direct or indirect in the prosecution of this claim
Byron Phelps
County Clerk xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
