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St. of Louisiana }
Parish of Orleans }SS
On this 16th day of July ISS^before the undersigned Agent for paying U. S. pensionsers,
Louisiana Agency, at New Orleans, duly authorized by law to administer oaths to pensioners
and others, personally appeared Mrs. Rebecca Nixon, resident of Shieldsborough in the State of Mississippi, and on her oath declares that she is the widow cf Lt. CoL George H. Nixon 13th Regt. Mississippi Militia, that her name was placed on the pension list, roll of the Jackson Miss. A.gency where her pension has heretofore been paid, but wishes that said pension, hereafter, be made payable a the New Orleans, La. Agency; for the following reasons, that the latter Agency is more convenient and easy of access for getting her pension, than the former.
Sworn to and Subscribed }
the day and year above dated j	Rebecca	Nixon
Before nie
S. W. Dalton Pens. Agt.
St. of Louisiana }
Parish of Orleans }
Conformably to the regulations of the War Deparment of the 27th of Oct '1832,1 Samuel Washington Dalton Agent for paving LT. S. pr-r.sions, do herebv Certifv that I have the most satisfactory evidence, viz, my own personal knowledge and acquaintance for thirty years past, that Rebecca Nixon, who made this day the foregoing declaration: is the identical person she represents herself to be.
Given under my hand at New Orleans La, this 16th dav of fulv 1859
S. W. Dalton Pens. Agt.
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