Thursday, December 01, 2022

Outline: Henry F Hill File

The following is copy of my working outline of the papers in the Henry F Hill Pension Agent File.  As I mentioned in a previous blog post, I do this as a Finding Aid of sorts for paper packets which are 10+ pages.  You should consider doing this with your larger document files.  The benefits are twofold:  you'll be able to find specific portions in a more timely manner, and gain insight into the events which led to the creation of the documents.  I store my outlines on Google Drive,  but you could store yours in whatever form is most convenient for you.  I don't always publish the outline, but will when I feel it may be of use to others researching people mentioned within the files.


Outline of Henry F Hill Pension Agent Investigation


  1. Outline of Henry F Hill Case File Attorneys  2373 Hill, Henry F  Attorney Residence Ft. Smith Ark. Disbarred 18 Aug 18 1898  Restored:  (blank)  Charges:  Making false jurats to vouchers in his capacity as a notary public.

  2. Pension Office Form dated 27 Mar 1883 requesting information from Henry F Hill

  3. US Pension Office Oath Form of H F Hill Huntsville Ark 2 Apr 1883 Filed 6 Apr 1883

  4. Wrapper of Oath of Hill Henry F  Huntsville Madison Ark Stamped by Pension office 6 Apr 1883

  5. Wrapper Dept. of Interior referred to Mr. Hinricks  Attorney Dist. Law Division

  6. Dept. of Interior Pension Office 27 Aug 1883 To BF Ruble Jasper Arkansas Stamped by pension office 12 Oct 1883 Answering about Ruble's refusal to affix cert. to one of the documents Hill submitted.

  7. Page 2 of above Doc from W W Dudley Commissioner

  8. Letter from B F Ruble  Letterhead of Newton Co Ark Circuit & Co. Court Clerk Jasper Ark 7 Oct 1883 to W W Dudley Washington DC

  9. Wrapper of Correspondence about H F Hill between office and B F Ruble Clerk of Jasper Ark

  10. Letter to Wm W Dudley Dated 3 Mar 1885 from W T Brooks(Storekeeper & Gauger) abt Hill’s practices. Stamped by Pension office 9 Mar 9 1885

  11. Page 2  of above letter

  12. Wrapper of Letter of W T Brooks of Logan Ark. 

  13. Letter from Pension Office to Henry F Hill requesting clarification of address from John C Black Commissioner. Dated 31 Oct 1885 (10 Nov 1885 Stamp from Pension Office)

  14. Henry’s Answer and wrapper  31 Oct - 6 Nov 1885 (stamped 10 Nov 1885)

  15. Letter from Franklin Co Ark (Ozark) T C Moore D.C. to Jno. C Black regarding a claim that they had refused to process submitted by Henry.

  16. Page 2 of Letter Moore to Black

  17. Page 3 of Letter Moore to Black

  18. Page 4 of Letter Moore to Black

  19. Page 5 of Letter Moore to Black

  20. Stamped Dec 20 1888 Handwritten Arrived Jan 21 1889

  21. 4–062 Blank Non-Mineral Affidavit Form which has text “marked” that is in reference to what an officer should do as far as advising someone about the Revised Statutes and oath

  22. Wrapper w/ note Letter of Dept. Clerk Cir Court Franklin Co Ark referring to his office refusal to work for an attorney in pension claims calls attention to the enclosed blank of Interior Dept. 

  23. Letter from the Bureau of Pensions  dated 20 May 1898 to Henry F Hill advising him they have evidence on file in their office that he is not following proper procedure.

  24. Page 2 of Letter Bureau of Pensions to Hill

  25. Page 3 of Letter Bureau of Pensions to Hill

  26. Back of Page 3 Wrapper 20 May 1898 Duplicate Letter to Attorney giving 30 days to show why he should not be disbarred for improper execution of pension vouchers in several cases.

  27. Dept. of Interior Washington 18 Aug 1898 from C N Bliss(Cornelius N Bliss)

  28. Page 2 of above letter

  29. Index to Special Examiner's Report Claim of John Craig No 743813 Summary, Claimant's Statement and Opinion & Recommendation.

  30. Letter from J A McAfee to H Clay Evans. Commissioner of Pensions regarding John Craig’s complainant on H F Hill 

  31. Page 2 McAfee to Evans by McAfee

  32. Page 3 McAfee to Evans by McAfee

  33. Deposition A Case of John Craig No 743813 4 May 1898

  34. Page 2 of Craig Depo by McAfee

  35. Page 3 of Craig Depo by McAfee

  36. Page 4 of Craig Depo by McAfee

  37. Deposition B Case of John Craig No 743813 4 May 1898 John Geyer Deponent 

  38. Page 2 of Geyer Depo 4 May 1898

  39. Deposition C Case of John Craig No 743813 5 May 1898 Moritz Kagin

  40. Page 3  of Kagin Depo 5 May 1898

  41. Deposition D Case of John Craig No 743813 5 May 1898 Henry F Hill

  42. Page 2 of Hill Depo 5 May 1898

  43. Wrapper Stamped 10 May 1898(by Pension Seal

  44. Index to Special Examiner's Report Claim of Moritz Kagin No 332869 Summary, Claimant's Statement and Opinion & Recommendation.

  45. Letter from J A McAfee to H Clay Evans. Commissioner of Pensions regarding Moritz Kagin’s complainant on H F Hill 

  46. Page 2 McAfee to Evans by McAfee

  47. Page 3 McAfee to Evans by McAfee

  48. Page 4 McAfee to Evans by McAfee

  49. Page 5 McAfee to Evans Draw attn to Following cases...

  50. Deposition A Case of Moritz Kagin No 332869 4 May 1898

  51. Page 2 of Kagin Depo by McAfee

  52. Deposition B Case of Moritz Kagin No 332869 5 May 1898 John Geyer Depo

  53. Page 2 Geyer Depo by McAfee

  54. Deposition C Case of Moritz Kagin No 332869 5 May 1898 John Craig Depo

  55. Deposition D Case of Moritz Kagin No 332869 5 May 1898 Henry F Hill Depo

  56. Page 2 Hill Depo  by McAfee

  57. Wrapper 10 May 1898 Refer case to Chief Law Div. by AB Cassellman

  58. Index to Special Examiner’s Report Claim of Benjamin Jones No 837551

  59. Letter from J A McAfee to H Clay Evans. Commissioner of Pensions regarding Benjamin Jones’ complainant on H F Hill 6 May 1898

  60. Page 2 McAfee to Evans

  61. Deposition A Case of Benjamin Jones 837551 4 May 1898 Ben Jones Depo

  62. Page 2 of Jones Depo by McAfee

  63. Page 3 of Jones Depo by McAfee

  64. Page 4 of Jones Depo includes Maggie & Hattie Hill signed as witnesses 4 May 1898

  65. Deposition B Case of Benjamin Jones 837551 5 May 1898 Henry F Hill

  66. Page 2 of Hill Depo by McAfee

  67. Wrapper Refer Case to  Chief Law Div. by A B Cassellman

  68. Index to Special Examiner's Report  Sam’l H Francis Guardian No 540336

  69. Letter from Leighton Hope abt Sam’l Francis Guardian of children of John Francis

  70. Page 2 of the above letter

  71. Deposition A Case Sam’l H Francis Guardian 540336 8 Dec 1902

  72. Page 2 of Francis Depo by Hope

  73. Page 3 of Francis Depo by Hope

  74. Deposition __ Case Sam’l H Francis Guardian 540336 8 Dec 1902 H F Hill

  75. Page 2 of Hill Depo by Hope

  76. Page 3 of Hill Depo by Hope

  77. Mr. Potts S E D form No 540336 15 Jan 1902  Recommendation

  78. Letter from Henry F Hill 25 Jan 1900

  79. Page 2 of Henry’s letter asking for reinstatement

  80. Letter to acknowledge letter from H F Hill

  81. Dept. of Interior Letter to Henry Hill notifying of disbarring

  82. Hill, Henry F Attorney, Residence Ozark to Ft Smith Ark Charges  As to execution of vouchers see report of Special Examiner McAfee  in Case of Geo. L Saxty, Guardian Minors of James W Searle Cert 409.022

  83. Miscellaneous Division Attorneys H F Hill Attorney Huntsville Arkansas

  84. Attorneys   Sleeve Hill, Henry F Attorney Ozark Ark

  85. Letter to Sec. of the Interior detailing H F Hill’s charges and evidence etc. 11 Aug 1898

  86. (cont.) advising Hill was cited to show why he should not be and failed to answer.  Recommending disbarment

  87. Letter to Hill from 31 Aug 1898 Notifying him he has been recommended for disbarment from further practice as a pension claim attorney.

  88. Dept. of Interior Bureau of Pensions letter to Chief of Special Division asking if James W Wilson No 655413 (Ava Douglas Co MO) requesting a deposition inquiring about whether he was sworn before George W Dansby as writing looks like all by H F Hill

  89. (Cont.) asking the papers be completed and returned to the law division.

  90. Papers Not Briefed Discharge Certificates, Powers of Attorney, and Contracts for Fees Not to Be Enclosed Examiners are required to keep the important papers in this wrapper.

  91. Envelopes Taylor &  Neal Van Buren Ark to John C Black and Jasper Ark(Newton Co Ark) clerk to W W Dudley

  92. Envelope 15 Sep 1888 Called in to see why he issued this card 12 Oct 1883

  93. Business Card or Ad of HF Hill Pension Agent

  94. Note on back of Card(cont. On front)

  95. Note Correspondence by Mr. Brooks Can be found 16 Nov 1883



Source:  Case File of Henry F. Hill(Archive Catalog https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147050790); Case Files of Attorneys, Agents, Pensioners, and Others Relating to the Prosecution of Pension Claims and the Investigation of Fraudulent Practices, ca. 1862-1933; Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs  Department of the Interior. Bureau of Pensions. 1849-1930 Record Group 15 (RG 15); National Archives Building, Washington, DC (NAB).



 

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