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Descendants of William and George Phelps
Deposition of Claiment
[In answer to the Standard Interrogatories]
Qn 1 My name is Julia F. Claggett. I am 69 years old. I live with my son Thomas about 2 miles from Manassas in Prince Williams Co. During the War I lived on my farm in Fauquier Co near New Baltimore.
Qn 3 I was born and raised in Prince Williams Co.
Qn 4 I was living on my farm in Fauquier Co.
Qn 5 I sympathized with the Union side all the time. I was so much exercised about our National troubles that when the states seceeded I was seized with paralasis and have never been well since.
Qn 6 I never did.
Qn 7 & 8 I was willing and did do all I could to aid the Union troops. Some of the were often camped on my place and I gave up my house or the best rooms in it for their use. I never received anything for their use.
Qn 9 I don't remember of any. One of my sons and two step sons were living in Illinois and were Union people all of them. All of my family were union.
Qn 12 I was opposed to secession all the time and I felt dreadfully about it.
Qn 13 I adhered to the union all of the time.
Qn 14 I wanted the Union army to gain the day at Manassas and was glad always when they were successful.
Qn 15 The Officers always gave me guards to protect my house and property.
Qn 17 I don't know any Union men around there except Mr William A. Pattie who now lives in Warrenton.
Qn 18 The Confederates threatened to take my son and put him in the army and the conscript officers came many times after him by night and by day and he would have to fly for safty to the woods, and sometimes would go to Prince Williams [to say with his sister Columbia and brother-in-law Craven King] and stay until the Union army was in possession of the county when he would come home. When the officers came suddenly upon us I used to conceal him by locking him up in a wardrobe and elswhere.
Qn 20 Yes. They took two horses - two loads of corn a stack of oats a large stack of hay and other things. They never paid me a cent for it nor offered to pay me.
Qn 21 to 51 No Sir.
Qn 66 I was the owner of all the property where it was taken. I had just bought the farm and stocked it when the war began.
Qn 68 No Sir.
Qn 69 I am a widow of Samuel Claggett who died in 1846. He was a soldier in the War of 1814. I have had 7 children, two are dead. 5 are living. they are not interested in this claim. None of them were in the Confederate service. the property all belonged to me. It became mine through the "Will" of my cousin Luther M. Sanford of Missippi, a copy of which I will offer as part of my testimony in the case. (See Exhibit "A").
I am so feeble that I beg you will take the testimony of my son Thomas in regard to the transactions under and by virtue the Will of Luther M. Sanford.
Qn 72 I was present and witnessed the taking of nearly all my property, but I am too feeble now to testify any further, and ask that the testimony of my son Thomas and his wife be taken who were both eye witnesses. And further appreciate saith not.
Attest her.
Isaac P. Baldwin
Julia F. {X} Claggett
Special Commis mark.