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Jacob R. Hegie
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MILITARY INFO
Jacob enlisted as a private in Company C, 67th Regiment of the PA Infantry which was commanded by Lt. Stark on 24 December 1864. He was honorably discharged on 10 July 1865 at Philadelphia, PA. In his pension application he describes himself as 5 feet 5 inches tall, light complexion, dark hair and blue eyes.
 

MEDICAL INFO
Medical Evidence to support Jacob's Pension given by Dr. George Borsh, MD of Mt. Union.

"That he has known Jacob R. Hegie the within applicant for a pension since April 1882 and that he has treated him in October and November 1882 and in February 1883 for chronic catarrh and chronic rheumatism. He has been a very grave sufferer from the above mentioned diseases and without doubt they are due to his exposure while in the Army. The are somewhat amenable to treatment but can never be entirely cured. His diseases do not permit him to perform manual labor more than one half of his time. I regard the said applicant as entirely honest and worthy of a pension. I have no interest in the prosecution of said claim either directly or indirectly."
 

PERSONAL INFO
This affidavit was given by Alfred Shoop, age 39 of Tell Township, Huntingdon Co, PA on the behalf of Jacob R. Hegie.

"I have know Jacob R. Hegie about 30 years we were neighbors lived about 1 3/4 miles apart in our youthful days and went to school together. He was stout and healthy never knew of him being sick before he went to the Army. In August 1864 I joined the Army and he Jacob R. Hegie joined in December 1864. In January 1865 he came to see me I was in the Field Hospital as Givission Hospital. I asked him how he liked the Army and he said not very well. He said he was sick and was taking medicine. He showed me some brown powders the doctor had gave him that morning. Some time in February he and I went to Hatcher's Run to see David Parsons an old school mate. He was still taking medicine but he said it was not doing him any good. The next I heard I got a letter from home and it stated that he was in the hospital at Washington or City Point very poorly. This was in March or April 1865. In November or December 1865 I seen him at his fathers. Doctor Shade had put him through a course of medicine to cure him of Catarrh and Rheumatism that is what he called the disease. Said Jacob R. Hegie looked very pale and thin he said it had cost him about $100.00 and he did not think it done him much good. In July 1866 or 1868 I mowed with him at Jacob Starr's one or two days and one day at John Hegie's. He said the work went very hard with him to mow. I seen him frequently in 1868-1869 and 1870 and stil had catarrh and rheumatism. In April and May and June 1874 I worked for said Jacob R. Hegie sawing lumber and blacksmithing and I seen a linament that he was using for rheumatism also catarrh remedies. He said he had gave up all hope of being cured. I did not see him work and he shuffled from one thing to another. He has lived neig?? not far from one since 1882 and I see him often and his is pretty bad used up with catarrh and rheumatism. Have seen him blow great chunks out of his nose he is not capable of doing much work of any kind in my opinion, is honest and highly respectable and richly deserving a pension if any body does and I further declare that I have no interest in said case, and that I am not concerned in its prosecution."

MEDICAL INFO
Medical Evidence to Support Jacob's Pension given by Dr. W. Browning, MD of Orbisonia, PA.

"That he has known Jacob R. Hegie the within applicant for a pension since April 1873 and that he had treated him often since 1873 for chronic catarrh and rheumatism but only has a few charges in book against said Hegie as he mostly paid me cash. I consider the said catarrh and rheumatism chronic incurable but it is relieved somewhat by treatment. He said diseases were a result of exposure while the said Jacob R. Hegie was in the Army. The said catarrh causes him much pain in his head and said disease would cause him to ?? about one half his time in manual labor. I further state that I have no interest, directly or indirectly in the applicants claim for a pension."

PERSONAL INFO
Affidavit in support of Jacob's Pension given by David J. Fields of Valley Point, Huntingdon Co., PA.

"I have been acquainted with Jacob R. Hegie since the year of 1871 and was employed by him and intimately acquainted with him for a number of years. Was employed in the lumber business at this place (Valley Point) during the years of 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875 and 1876 as my books show also carpentering and various sorts of work and employment and I know that said Jacob R. Hegie was afflicted with with Catarrh which caused bleeding at the nose and spitting and endeavoring to clear his throat. Also complained of headache and a ringing in his ears and I have noticed a flushing of his face and at times would have to quit work from the affects of rheumatism or supposed to be in his limbs and back. Have frequently seen him walking bent and stooped from affects of said rheumatism or brimgabo (??) in the back. I also have known him to use linament for relief - worked some for him in the years of 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1880 at carpentering and helping to harvest, then about April 1882 he moved out of the Valley but is back and forth frequently at this place several times in a year and he still comes to see me and he is no better rather worse if any diference to my opinion. In regard to his ability to labor I cannot say positively what he was able to do, probable 1/3 or 1/2 a man's work, as we never worked much together. My work was mostly contract work such as sawing by the thousand feet or by the job for carpentering work. He and his work was of a business character mostly attending to the sale of lumber, was postmaster and school director here for several years also kept groceries and varieties for sale. Has not been a sound man since my first acquaintance with him. Is an honest industrious upright man the best of my knowledge and I further declare that I have no interest in said case, and that I am not concerned in its prosecution."