(note from transcriber - G W Miller's handwriting is pretty rough - I'm copying it as written - he used clt as an abbreviation for claimant and didn't punctuate very often.)

DEPOSITION
Case of Robert Longley, No. 565,445

On this 2d day of July, 1887 at Philo, county of Muskingum, state of O, before me, G M Miller, a special examiner of the Bureau of Pensions, personally appeared D W Seright, who, being, by me first duly sworn to answer truly all interrogatories propounded to him during this special examination of aforesaid claim for pension, deposes and says:

age 47 years resdience & address is age is above occupation merchant. I have known clt. Robert Longly since he was a boy

I lived about 3 miles of clt prior to the war and saw him often. I never knew or heard test of him being hurt or injuried in any way prior to his army life. I think I saw clt in a few days after his discharge. I was then living in the village of Taylersville clt home to which he came after his discharge & where he has lived ever since

About 10 years agoe, I first knew of my own knowledge that clt was affected in his back and hips he came to me & I fixed somedicine for him or gave him a prescription to get it & he got the medicine & took it & reported that it helped him it was medicine for kidney & he came back and from that time to this he has frequently complained of his back almost in each year I noticed him when he would walk a little lame & seemed to be stiff

A few days after clt got hurt while in the army by a tree falling on him I heard of the accident from his discharge to 10 years ago I often heard of his crippling of his back but knew nothing of it myself till he came to get the medicine that is of my own knowledge. I only heard others say it.

It was said that the tree fell across clt & his brother and I know his brother was badly hurt, his brother is dead.

I am not interested in this claim & not related to clt.

I thoroughly understand & comprehend the questions asked me & my answers to them have been correctly recorded in this deposition.

D W Seright
Deponent

Sworn and subscribed before me this 2d day of July 1887, and I certify that the contents were fully made known to deponent before signing.

G.M. Miller
Special Examiner

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