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Letter to Pension Board 1918 |
This is a letter written by Tymoxsena Dyer Stephenson regarding approval of her widow's
pension. I have typed it as she wrote it including misspellings. Her husband, John
Cunningham Stephenson was in the Confederate Army so she was entitled to a widow's
pension. The first application was sent in, and no answer from the government
regarding approval or denial. She sent this letter as a result. Gentleman as I have given you time to reply to those pension papers I will write you in reply to same. It has bin a year since I had the first papers sent off never hird any thing more from there after trying a gain and yet fail. don't know why it is I can't get pay after my husban served too years in the war. As long as I was able to work I did not ask for help. Other old ladyes gets their pension it looks like I aught to if you think it is not just for me to have the money please wright me at once and I will not bother you any more.
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Submitted by Annette Keen
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Thanking you in advance, I remain