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and they give him a rating of 4/18. On the deafness they say Allen cannot hear
ordinary conversation at six feet with left ear but he can hear at 3 feet. They
rate hearing at 2/18 for a slight deafness.
5 Nov. 1895 - William Johnson, in a general affidavit, states he knew William Allen
prior to his enlistment and at that time he was a sound man and after his return
from service, he was suffering from deafness in the left ear, being very hard of
hearing. The above facts are known by reason of personal acquaintance with
him.
11 Nov. 1895 - The Pension Bureau sends a letter to the Postmaster at Richmond
and Winchester, Virginia, asking them to inform the Bureau by endorsement
to this letter as to the standing in the community and the general reputation for
truth of William Johnson and Richard Combs. The Pension Bureau on this
same date, sent questionnaires to William Johnson and Richard Combs asking
them to state when they saw Allen and if he complained of any disabilities.
They state they had seen him in 1885 and 1886 and both state he was suffering
from deafness in the left ear. Johnson also said he noticed he was hard of hear-
ing and having to hold his hand to his ear in order to hear a sound.
16 July 1896 - Benjamin Jackson, who was a fellow soldier, states in an affidavit
that he is unable to say whether or not claimant's hearing was affected before
discharge. That he knows Allen took the above named disease(Catarrh) before
Christmas, about the time they came in from the field. I was discharged on 24
March, 1883, and know nothing of the gunshot wound.
16 July 1896 - Allen gives a supplemental declaration in which he states he con-
tracted a cold in head causing catarrh from exposure at Ft. Davis, Texas in De-
cember 1882. If he gave any other date in his previous declaration, it was an
error which he now corrects.
8 Sept. 1896 - Frank Lanier, 237 W. 6th St., Cincinnati, Ohio, states in an affidavit
that at Ft. Davis, Texas, about 1882, Allen took a cold in his head which
caused catarrh which was followed by severe deafness in left ear before dis-
charge from service. The Special Examiner, George Kessler, stated that
Lanier's reputation for veracity and credibility is good and he is a cook on the
CH & DRR and he is considered an intelligent mulatto.
22 Sept. 1896 - Benjamin Jackson, 817 Hopkins St., Cincinnati, Ohio, states in his
affidavit that he was a corporal in H Troop and in the fall of 1882, before
Christmas, we had just come off scout. Allen had just contracted a severe head
cold, complained of his nostrils being stuffed up and coughed a great deal.
Don't recall if his eyes ran. He attended sick call, we went together. We had
the same quarters. Directly after we went on the scout in Spring of 1882, or the
summer, I noticed he turned toward one side, don't recall which side, as if he
could not hear well. He would say, "Talk louder, I can't hear good". He was
not that way when he joined the Troop. He was so affected when I left the
Troop.
3 Nov. 1896 - The Pension Bureau writes Allen's attorney that the Pension claim re-
quires the testimony of one additional witness showing origin or existence of
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Sayre, Harold Ray. Warriors of Color, book, 1995; Fort Davis, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth285883/m1/17/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .