The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-19
NINE STILL LINGER
They All Are Widows Of Revolr1-
tionary Soldiers.
Interesting Extracts from the Records -
the Pension Ohice-Story of the
Virgin Widow OF . Grateful
Hero Of the Revolution.
Especial washington letter.

The soldiers of the war of the revolu,
ton have long since departed this life,
and not one of them remains on the
pension roll. The war for the indie
pendence of the colonies from Great
Britain, and for the esta blishment of
the United States, was closed one hun
dred and thirteen years ago The men
who camped with Washington at VAL
ley Forge, who fought with Gates at
Saratoga. who engaged ID the combat
at the Cowpens. who mingled their
blood with the waters of Brandywine.
who compelled the surrender of Lord
CORVALLIS, have all passed over the
dark river and entered that bivouac of
honor and fame which only the angels
have seen and known.
But, although the veterans of the
revolutionary war have gone to the
Land o the Leal, there is still a PEN
sion list which is mnemonic of that
memorable war grapple which resulted
in the establishment in the new world
of a government of the people, by the
people and for the people. The gov
eminent is paying monthly pensions to
nine widows OF revolutionary soldiers,
as shown by 4 list furnished by the
first deputy commissioner of pensions,
Hon. Dominick 1. Murphy. 1t is as
follows:
Mary Brown, aged SO, residing in
Knoxville, Tenn; pensioned for the
services of Joseph Brown in the Penn
sylvania troops; pension commenced
February 3, 1858; amount, sl2 per
month.
Nancy Cloud, aged 81, residing in
Chum. Va; pensioned for the services
of William Cloud in the Virginia troops;
pension commenced February 3, 1883;
amount, S12 per month.
Esther S. Damon, aged so, residing
in Plymouth Union, Vt; pensioned for
the services of Noah Damon in the Mas
sachusetts troops; pension commenced
July 2, 1858; amount, Sl2 per month.
Nancy Jones, aged so, residing in
Jonesboro, Tenn, pensioned for the
services of Darling Jones in the North
Carolina troops; pension commenced
February 3, 1858; amount. s12 per month.
Rebecca Mayo, aged 81, residing in
Newbern, Va; pensioned for the serv-
ices of Stephen Mayo in the Virginia
troops; pension commenced February
3, 1853; amount. S12 per month.
Patty Richardson, aged 90, residing
at East Bethel. Vt; pensioned for the
services of Godfrey Richardson in the
New York troops; pension commenced
April 81, 1854; amount, Sl2 per month.
Mary Snead, aged 20, residing in
Parksley, Va; pensioned for the serv-
ices of Bowdoin Snead in the Virginia
troops; pension commenced February
3, 1853; amount, $50 per month.
Asenath Turner. aged SO, residing in
Manchester, n. Y; pensioned for the
services of Samuel Durham in the Con-
necticut troops; pension commenced
June 3, 1879; amount, $50 per month.
Nancy Weatherman, aged 81, resid-
ing at Lineback, Tenn: pensioned for
the services of Robert Glascock in the
Virginia troops; pension commenced
April IL, 1859; amount, S12 per month.
1t will be observed that seven of
these widows receive Sl2 each per
month, while the other two receive $50
each per month. This makes total OF
sum, and yet, although it Is an honor
able pension roll, made honorable by
the work and suffering and hsrdships
endured by those pioneers of patriot
ism, it is not entirely worthy pension
list. The history of each case is on file
in the pension Office, and it shows that
some of the widows married old sol
diers on the brink of the grave. For
tunately, however, the list is better and
more worthy to-day than it was a few
years ago. Several revolutionary sol
diers' widows who were married to dy- |
ing veterans when they were but little |
past girlhood, have died and left on !
the roll more aged relicts of the revo- |
lutionary veterans.
Mary Brown, of Knoxville, Tenn, Is I
80 years of age. She was married many 1