In January 1895 Nancy Muffley, widow of William Muffley, submitted an application for a widow's pension based on William's service in the War of the Rebellion, where he was wounded and succumbed to sunstroke in April 1865.  These original papers are located in his file in the National Archives in Washington, DC.

In 1881 William lodged a successful application for an invalid pension.  The result of the application was a monthly pension of $4.  Subsequently, in 1889 he requested an increase in his invalid pension and successfully gained an additional $2 per month, making his total monthly pension $6.  In 1891, with the help of his son (William H. Muffley) William applied for and received a disability pension, which provided $12 per month.

His application, the support letters and the examining surgeon report are hand written and have been here transcribed.  There are some words which were not deciphered.  They may be found written as xxx.  To facilitate reading, all of the reports are included in this single web page.  Each panel is a separate affidavit, report, or action.

U.S. Pension Agency
Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 18 1895

Hon. Wm. Lochren,
Commissioner of Pensions

I hereby report that the name of William Muffley P. G. 8 Iowa Inf., who was a pensioner on the rolls of this Agency, under Certificate N. 228041, and who was last paid at $12.00 to Jan 4 1894, has been dropped because of death - Died Jan. 7 - 1895 at Osage Iowa GSW of right shoulder and dementia.

Very respectfully,
C.H. Robinson (signature)
Pension Agent

Declaration for Widow's Pension

State of Iowa, County of Mitchell, ss:

On this 31st day of January, A.D. on thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, personally appeared before me, a Clerk - Dist Court within and for the county and State aforesaid Nancy Muffley, aged 81 years, a resident of the city of Osage, county of Mitchell, State of Iowa, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that she is the widow of wm Muffley, who enlisted under the name of Wm Muffley in Co. G. 8th Reg Ia Vol. Inft. as a private and was a pensioner Ctf. No. 228041 under the act of June 27th 1890.  Also under former law to July 8th 1890 and served at least ninety days in the late War of the Rebellion, who was honorably discharged and died at Osage Ia. Jany 7th 1895.

That she was married under the name of Nancy Mattason, to said Wm Muffley, on the fourth day of February 1834, by one Gillet a Justice at Steuben Co. New York, there being no legal barrier to said marriage.

That she has not remarried since the death of the said Wm Muffley.  That she is without other means of support than her daily labor, except a house and lot where she now lives xxxx about $500.00.  That names and dates of birth of all the children now living under sixteen years of age of the soldier are as follows: none.

That she has not heretofore applied for pension and the number of her former application is none.  That she makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of the Act of June 27, 1890.

She hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation, J.M. Moody of Osage State of Iowa her true and lawful attorney to prosecute her claim, the fee to be ten dollars as prescribed by law.  That her post office address is Osage, County of Mitchell, State of Iowa.

Nancy Muffley (signature)

1  D.C. Rogers (signature)
2  Wm C. Moss (signature)

Also personally appeared D.C. Rogers and Myrtle Muffley, residing at Osage, and Wm C. Moss residing at Osage Ia, persons I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who by me being duly sworn, say they were present and saw Nancy Muffley claimant sign her name (or make her mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason to believe from appearance of said claimant and an acquaintance with her of xxx ten years and ten years, respectively, that she is the identical person she represents herself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.

Myrtle Muffley (signature)
D.C. Rogers (signature)
Wm. C. Moss (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed before me thiis 31st day of January A.D., 1895, and I hereby certify that the contents of the above declaration, etc., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim.

F.O. Bronson (signature)
Clk Dist Court

It is believed there are no more papers in this case.  If so, then there seems to not have been a decision about an award for Nancy Muffley.  Nancy Muffley died in November of 1895.