Civil War Pension Theodore S. Dalrymple h/o Mary A. Bowlby

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: Copy of handwritten letter found in the Civil War Pension File of : Theodore S. Dalrymple : National Archives, Washington D.C. : : Stamped at top of page: Pension Office D : DEL 23 1897 U.S. : : Stamped at bottom: EAST DIV. : Jan 19 1898 : Received : : Stationary Header: Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, : (partially cut off) Erie County, OHIO : Letter : (errors included, I have added some puntuation) : : December the 21 1897 : Mr Evans Commissioner of Pensions, I take my pen in hand to write you a fue lines to see if I coud find out eney thing about my pension. I made my clame in 1890 But hoke? Smith object to it before he got the witness he wanted, two men from my one cumpany to prove that I was the man. But he did not wate till he got them, you see I was enlised under the name of Theodore S. Dalrymple and after the war, I found out that was the name of my stepfather and my name was Jackson Smith. So I haf went by that name every sence the war. My clame was made Jackson Smith prier Theodor S. Dalrymple. But I sent a witness to *Gorge E Lemon that I was the same man that served in Co H 15 New Jersey Volunteers (his underline) by the name of Theodre S Dalrymple. Now at the, time I made my clame, I was a totold cripple and I haf not ernt 10 dolars sens I made the came (claim) and I think it is perty tuff when I see men get a big pension that never fird a gun and I served allmost three years and get nothing. Wonte you pleas look it up and give me a pension as well as the rest of them. Gorge E lemon has my clame. Pleas ansure this letter in sum way. : Direct your letter to : Theodor S Dalrymple : State Soldiers Home : Erie County Ohio : The bold letters are mine for emphasis, I also added most of the punctuation, as it was either lacking or was erased by time. The handwriting is nice and legible. : *Gorge Lemon, Atty, Hampton, Penn