27 Sept 1915

"In the matter of the claim for pension of Caroline Salisbury, residing at 1 1/ 2 Lewis Street, Auburn, County of Cayuga and State of New York, as widow of George W. Salisbury, late of Company K., 11th Regt. N.Y.I.Vols.

Personally came before me, a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid, Martin Maloney, aged 84 years, residing at Aurora, County of Cayuga and State of New York, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case as follows:

I am now and have been a resident of Aurora, N.Y., ever since the year 1856 and was personally acquainted with said soldier George W. Salisbury during his life time, commencing about the year 1861 when he was living at Aurora, N.Y., and worked as a clerk in the store of Richard Morgan; he was then unmarried and remained a single man until about the time of his enlistment in the Civil War when he married the above named claimant, who was then known as Caroline or Carrie Smith; after their marriage said Salisbury served in the Civil War until his discharge about the year 1865, when he returned home and he and claimant lived together some time at Aurora, N.Y., and then moved to Auburn, N.Y., where they lived together ever since without divorce or separation down to the time of the death of said Salisbury on or about September 18, 1915. I was also personally acquainted with the above named claimant from her early girlhood and also with her parents with whom she resided at Aurora, N.Y., until she was married to the above named soldier and his return from the Civil War as aforesaid. From my intimate acquaintance with the soldier and claimant I am well satisfied that neither the claimant nor the soldier were ever married until their intermarriage about the year 1862.

I further declare that I have no interest, direct or indirect in this claim, and that I am not concerned in its prosecution. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 27th day of September, 1915." (signed Martin Maloney)