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Title: Military Pension Files for Private John Saunders a.k.a. William Gibson, 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Co. D. Special Examination by A.J. Green. Deposition I of George Johnson. p. 35
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Where: Hanover, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
When: 10 Mar 1899
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never leaves home - he sits right in the house. He won't even go to picnics. I don't believe any of his diseases are due to vicious habits. I don't know how much he has been Disabled for work on account of said diseases - or account rheumatism and rupture, but I think he has been 1/2 disabled during last eight or ten years and he is wors now. No, I don't remember when he told me he got ruptured but when he told me I don't believe he had it long. No, I never knew or heard he had fits.
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his "corruption" about five years ago first. He then told me he got it by heavy lifting. Now I don't know when, where or how he got it because I was not present. I never saw it "corrupted," and I don't know whether it is on one or both sides. He has complained of rheumatism ever since I have known him - swelling in his legs and pain in his back. He has complained of some trouble of head - headaches and dizzy for several years, and I have heard of his falling [TBD] from it. No, I never heard he fell down from it. I don't know that he has any heart disease. Oh, yes, he is a man of good habits. Never knew or heard of him taking a drink, and he chews tobacco only a little bit. His is about the best neighbor for a colored man I ever seen - that is right! He
DEPOSITION I
Case of William Gibson alias John Sanders, No. 648,529.
On this 10th day of March, 1899, at Hanover, county of Jefferson State of Indiana, before me, A. J. Green, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared George Johnson, who, being by me first duly sword to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:
My post-office address is Hanover, Jefferson Co[unty], Ind[iana]. I don't know my age - I was born in slavery time.
I have known William Gibson, the man present, ever since he was married. I don't know the year he was married. (1874 - A.J.G.) Yes, he has diseases. He has been "corrupted" (ruptured) quite awhile. He told me about
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