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Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917
Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917
Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917
Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917
Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917
Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917

Civil War US Navy Cruiser Congress Veteran's Widow Pension Petition Boston 1917

$ 39.57

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Modified Item: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • 1917 WWI Home Front Civil War Pension: Boston Massachusetts Widow Petition
  • Request for Civil War Widow Pension: 1917 Boston Mass Sailor's Widow USS Congress
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Civil War Service Cruiser Congress: Congress Sunk in Action by Ironclad Merrimack
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Condition: Original Massachusetts Civil War Veteran's Widow Petition for Pension. USN Cruiser Congress, married 1865. Dated during WWI, December 5, 1917. Legible, vibrant colors, clear notary stamp. Creases, dinged corners, bent corners, multiple fold marks, handling, age spotting, soiling. It is in noticeably aged, worn, about fair condition and 104 years old. Please reference the photographs and detailed description.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    - Ship World Wide, will combine shipping for multiple purchases
    Here is a
    Civil War Veteran's Widow Pension Request Document.
    The
    pension request
    was made to the State of Massachusetts (in
    Boston
    ) by the
    widow of a Union Sailor
    who was on disability.
    He
    served on
    the
    Union Cruiser Congress
    that was
    defeated by
    the
    famous Confederate Ironclad
    , the
    Virginia
    (that had
    been known as the Merrimack
    ). Congress was shelled into oblivion and burned to the waterline with horrific loss of life,
    120
    crew including the commanding officer were
    killed in action
    .  The
    KIAs totaled one quarter
    of the
    480 man crew
    . The widow's husband was ostensibly a sailor who was burned, wounded or injured during the battle.  The two had married in 1865.
    The document has the original signatures of the
    widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Coombs
    age 72 1/2, and the Notary Public, Robert E Lannon.  The couple had lived in Maine for 20 years, the
    Navy Veteran Joseph V Coombs
    passed May 24, 1917 in Nassau, New Hampshire (most likely Nashua, NH).  He
    had been on a disability pension
    .  His wife petitioned the State for
    a month
    as she needs to be taken care of and has no means of support nor did she inherit anything of value.   This request was made after the US had entered in to the War with Germany, overlapping two major historical events.
    The Civil War Widow Pension request is in aged, worn, about fair condition and is 104 years old.
    -
    Civil War Veterans, Widows Documents, Papers
    - Widow Request of Pension; Boston Massachusetts
    -
    Navy Veteran, Cruiser USS Congress; Sunk by Famous Confederate Ironclad Merrimack
    - Legible, vibrant colors, original signatures, notary stamp
    - Folded, dinged corners, bent corner, fold marks, age spotting, handling, wrinkling
    - Potential for Provenance; Union Navy, Joseph V Coombs, Cruiser USS Congress, widow Elizabeth
    - Measures 8.5 x 10 inches
    - Domestic buyers pay USPS 1st Class Service, padded mailer
    , tracking
    - International buyers pay USPS Priority International Service, box, customs label
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