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Portion of page from 1895 New Jersey Census showing residents of the Old Soldiers' Home in Kearney, NJ.

Excerpt from Census record showing Frederick Straube (painter) and his second wife, Mary.

Frederick Straube's original pension application, dated October 4, 1883. His application was approved in May 1884 for "shell wound of right arm and head."

The affidavit includes a testimony from two fellow soldiers, supporting Straube's claim regarding his injuries.

Handwritten documentation from the NY Deputy Clerk of Court requesting an increase of pension from the current rate of $2 per month

Postcard

Surgeon's certificate December 8, 1897

This is a photographic print on card mount (albumen) of Camp Barry, an Artillery Camp in Washington DC that was closed in 1865

Last document record for Straube ( stamped DEAD).