GENERAL AFFIDAVIT
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State of Kentucky   }ss:
County of Greenup }

In the matter of Pension claim.....................................
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Personally came before me, a Clerk in and for 
aforesaid County and State, George Imes - 51 years of age, who
resides at Pennsylvania Furnace in this county and
whose P.O. address is Argillite - this county
persons of lawful age, who being duly sworn, declare in relation to the aforesaid case as 
follows:
1. That for 3 years immediately preceding his
2. original enlistment he resided at Hecla (Hecia ?) Furnace
3. in Lawrence County State of Ohio
4. That since his final discharge from the service
5. he has resided at Hecla Furnace till 1868 -
6. Raccoon furnace, Greenup Co -Ky till 1874 and
7. at Pennsylvania Furnace same County and
8. State till the present time.
9. That his occupation from 1857 up to the
10. time of his original enlistment was Charcoal
11. making.  That his occupation from date of final
12. discharge up to the present has been the making
13. and hauling of charcoal.  That in 1863 in Janr
14. at or near Warrenton, VA he contracted Rheu
15. matism.  In July 1863 at Alexandria VA he
16. contracted piles.  In February 1864 at Warrenton VA
17. he contracted lung disease and from these several
18. ailments he has been suffering off and on ever
19. since.
20. That in 1864 he was treated in the field hospital in the
21. Army square in Washington city that he remained
22. in the hospital till 1865 when he was sent home.
23. That he does not know the name of the physican that
24. attended on him.
25. After returning home he was treated by Dr. Wilson 
26. of Ironton - Lawrence County - Ohio.  Then by Dr.
27. Long of same place.  Then by Dr. C. M. Brammer
28. of Greenup County Ky.   Then by Dr. Lellards of
29. Humwell (?), Greenup County Ky
30. That he has suffered from Lung disease, Rheumatism
31. and Piles ever since he returned from the service that
32. he has been treated by the several physicians for these
33. same diseases.  X

34. X That his condition would improve some
35. times and he would work steadily for a period
36. lasting a week sometimes two weeks and
37. sometimes even a month, that then he would
38. have a relapse and be laid up for longer
39. or shorter periods.  -  That there has not been 
40. a year since his return from the service 
41. where he has not been under medical treatment
42. and where he has not been debarred from
43. manual labor from his disabilities for longer
44. or shorter periods.
45. That when he was able, he has been making 
46. or hauling charcoal.  That he cannot give dates
47. when he quit work nor when he resumed
48. work.  Tht he would work till he would get
49. down, recruit up under medical treatment
50. till he could get around and that then he would
51. go to work again.

Witness
John Kaysee   }                     George  Imes   his
John Moran    }                                     X
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