Apparently in response to a letter now lost, the Pension
Office wrote to J.K. McAnnally with information about
the claim or, more to the point, refusing to reopen
the claim. Because McAnnally's original letter is not
in the record, there is no indication as to whether
Jane was actually still living or not.
McAnnally himself is not fully identified yet, and his exact role is
unknown, although he apparently was the same man who was county clerk
in Grainger County for while. He may have been related to the Charles
McAnnally who was a Methodist preacher. He may also have succeeded Alfred
Noel or been asked by Noel to intervene in this case, or he may simply
have been a new representative of the family. The latter is most likely
the case since the odds are high that Jane had died and Mary (Tussey)
Walker had taken over the estate by that point.
On the back of this letter is also written "J. K. McAnnally / Sept
1 1852".
In reply to your enquiry as to the condition of the claim of Jane
Walker of Tennessee. I have to inform you that the claim
has not been admitted because the date of the marriage was not established
but more than five years having elapsed since the above proof was
required and no attempt made to comply with the requisitions of
the office, the claim will not now be reopened.