On this 17th day of March 1903 personal appeared before me a Notary 
Public for and within the County of Craven and state of North Carolina, 
Robert Dunbar age 56 years old, residents of Bayboro, Pamlico County NC 
well known to be a respectable and entitled to credit, who being duly sworn 
according to declared law as follow:
 
"I am the identical Robert Dunbar who served as a private in Company B 
35th Regiment U.S.C.T. and who was honorably discharged and that while in 
said service and in line of duty at Portsmouth VA on about November 1863, 
I incurred piles by straining and drinking bad water. I also had diarrhea 
and measles at the same time and was treated in the hospital there 4 or 5 
months for the said disease. I never had piles prior to that time and as to 
incurrance of same I herewith forward you the testimony of comrade Salamon 
Jones a member of my company and regiment and one of Sampson Maclease who 
knew me from a boy and that he was a member of Company D 35th Regiment 
U.S.C.T. Both who has a clear knowledge of the incurrence of the piles and 
have testified to same. I ask that their testimony be accepted as sufficient 
proof to establish the origin of the piles in service and in line of duty. 
I was unable to secure the testimony of another comrade of my company to 
corroborate the testimony of Salamon Jones by reason that he can�t located 
anywhere and I unable to secure another one. Therefore I have forwarded the 
testimony of Sampson Maclease Company D 35th Regiment U.S.C.T who has known 
me from a boy and we were frequently together in service and line of duty 
and who has clear conception of the incurrence of the piles and testified 
to same. I ask that his affidavit be accepted in le of the affidavit of 
another comrade of my company as I unable to secure one. I am now a great 
suffer from piles and is frequently sick, confined to my house and bed a 
month at a time by reason of the piles. I am totally disable to do any 
manual labor what so ever. My Post office is Bayboro, Pamlico County NC."

Witness:                                            s/Robert Dunbar 
Chas C. Cox                
Charles Oates
 
Sworn to and subscribe before me on this 17th day of March 1903 and 
certified that the statement was read over to affidavit and that he 
fully understood the contents of same before me. He signed his name 
and that he is credible and worthy of belief. I have no interest in 
his claim.

S/James M. Harrison
Notary Public

State of North Carolina                            County of Craven;  ss:

On this 12th day of September, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, 
personally appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the county and 
State aforesaid, Robert Dunbar, who, being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is____, Years of age and a resident of Bayboro, County of 
Pamlico State of North Carolina and that he is the identical person who was 
enrolled at New Bern, N.C., under the name of Robert Danvers (alias - Robert 
Dunbar) on 16th day of June, 1863 as a Private, Co. B, 35 U.S.C. Vol Inf, In 
service of the United States in the Civil War, and was HONORABLY discharged 
at Charleston SC on the 1st day June 1866.

That he was not employed in the Military or Navel service of the United 
States otherwise than as stated above. That his personal description at 
enlistment was as follows: Height 5 Ft 5 Inches; Complexion Black; color of 
eyes Black; color of hair Black; that his occupation was Laborer; that he 
was born September 6, 1847 at Tyrell County NC. That his several places of 
residence since leaving the service have been as follows; Tyrell County and 
Bayboro, Pamlico Co NC In the Former year to 1890 and in latter place since 
that year.  

That he is pensioner under certificate No. 853088, that he has applied for 
pension under original No._______________.

That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the 
pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the act of
May 11 1912          

That his Post-Office address is Bayboro, County of Pamlico, State of N.C. 

Attest: 
(1) s / Jack Gillagan.                             s/Robert Dunbar.
(2) s / W.K. Bastur.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 12th day of Sept, A.D. 1913 and 
thereby certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made 
known and explained to the applicant before swearing, including the words 
erased, and that I have no interest direct or indirect, in the prosecution 
of this claim.

My Commission expires on the 17th day March 1915   

s / J.M. Harrison
Notary Public

Washington D.C. - October 29 1913

Respectfully returned to the Adjutant GeneraL War Department For:

Age at time of enlistment

Certificate # 853088

Robert Dunbar

Company B, U.S.C.T

Signed / Commissioner

Washington D.C. - Oct 31 1913

Return to:
COMMSSIONER OF PENSIONS

In case of: 

Robert Dunbar Alias - Robert Danver, 

Company B, U. S.C.T Infantry.

The records show Age 18 


Signed / Geo.  Andrews, Adjutant General

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