I, James E. Mowery do hereby apply for a pension under the provisions of the act of the General Assembly of Virginia approved April 2, 1902, as amended, entitled "An act to aid the citizens of Virginia who were disabled by wounds received during the war between the States while serving as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, and such as served during said war as soldiers, sailors, or marines of Virginia, who are now disabled by disease contracted during the war, or by the infirmities of age and providing penalties for violating the provisions of this act." I do solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the State of Virginia and that I have been a resident of the said State for five years next preceding the date of this application and that I was a soldier (sailor or marine) of the Confederate States in the war between the States, and that I am now disabled, and that from the effects of such disability I am incapacitated from following my usual and ordinary occupation, or any other occupation for a livelihood; and that during the said war I was loyal and true to my duty, and never, at any time deserted my command or voluntarily abandoned my post of duty in the said service, and that by reason of such service and disability I am now entitled to receive a pension uner the provisions of said act. And I do further swear that I do not hold any national, State, city or county office or position which pays me in salary or from TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor have I an income from any other employment or any source whatever which amounts to TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor do I receive from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting in value in the sum of TWO HUNDRED ($200.00) dollars per annum; nor do I own in my own right, nor does any one hold in trust for my benefit or now, nor does my wife own, nor does any one hold in trust for my wife, estate or property, either real, personal, or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the assessed value of SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY ($750.00) dollars; provided, however, that a soldier, sailor or marine who is totally blind, or who lost a hand or a foot while in the discharge of his duty during the war shall be entitled in a pension, unless he or his wife has an estate of the assessed value of ONE THOUSAND ($1,000.00) dollars, but also that a soldier, sailor or marine who has reached the age of eighty years shall be entitled to a pension, unless he or his wife shall have an estate of the assessed value of FIFTEEN HUNDRED ($1,500.00) dollars, nor do I receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or from any other source, and that I am not an inmate of any soldiers' home and am without means of support, either direct or indirect, and I do further swear that the answers given in the following questions are true:

     I, G.H. Snarr a Notary Public, in and for the County of Shenandoah in the State of Virginia, do certify that the applicant whose name is signed in the foregoing application, personally appeared before me in my County aforesaid, having the aforesaid application read to him and fully explained, as well as the statements and answers therein made, the said applicant made oath before me that the said statements and answers were true.

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