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–ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE,–

No. 704338 Minor

Name of Claimant. Eva Lee Cooper

Name of Soldier. David G. Cooper

Co. “E”, Fourth Reg’t

Tennessee Cavly, Vols

Nature of Claim “1890” Pension

Death of Soldier:

Date & Cause

Filed By E. S. DeLaney, Cleveland, Tennessee.

GENERAL AFFIDAVIT.

State of Tennessee County of Bradley SS:

In the matter of Minors NO. 704338 P. C. service of David G Cooper Co. “E” 4 Tennessee Cav. Vols. on the 12 day of March 1900 A.D. personally appeared before me, a Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths, Dr. J. B. Shugart aged 49 years a resident of Cleveland in the County of Bradley and State of Tennessee, whose Post Office address is Cleveland ” , well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who being duly sworn declare in relation to the aforesaid case as follows:

Have practiced medicine for about 21 years.

I attended said Cooper the latter part of his last illness.

Was called Aug. 4 – 1899 and continued to visit him daily till the 19 – of same month and think he died the next day. – August 20 – 1899.

Gastro-eutenitis was the ?________? cause of death. He was a sufferer of chronic Gastro-Hepatic Catarrh with it coricouitant conditures. (Note: this part of the affidavit was handwritten by the physician, and was very hard to decipher)

I further declare that I have no interest in said case and are not concerned in its prosecution.

J. L. Shugart

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