Civil War Pension of John Beatty; Capt Company E 78 U. S. Colored Infantry; Certificate # 305,762; born Scotland [both spellings Beattie and Beatty are used in this pension claim] On September 29, 1884 George Graves, aged 64 and a resident of Fairchild, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, filed a claim for pension as the guardian of John Beattie, "now insane." He states "John Beattie was enrolled on the 5th day of March 1863 In Company E of the 78 Regiment of U. S. Colored Infantry commanded by said John Beattie, Captain, and was honorably discharged at New Orleans, La on the 29th day of August 1864. That his personal description is as follows: age 48 years, height 5 feet 11 ½ inches, complexion light, hair brown, eyes blue." In a deposition dated April 24, 1885 George Graves states "he first met him [John Beattie] in Rome, New York in August 1883.that the next time he saw said Beattie was at the house of deponent in Fairchild, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin about the 12 of June 1884 when he came with his wife intending to remain but a short time. At that time he was sick and insane and grew worse rapidly so that he was committed to the Northern Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh Wis., on or about the 17th day of June 1884. This deponent upon diligent inquiry made with great pains has as he verily believes ascertained upon reliable information that said Beattie upon returning to Buffalo NY after his discharge in New Orleans was employed as clerk in a dry goods store until the latter part of 1867, that he was so afflicted with chronic diarrhea as to unfit him for his duties as such clerk and for that reason left his place as such clerk. That upon being advised that riding on the cars would tend to check the diarrhea he engaged as messenger for the Merchants Union Express Company and run as such messenger over the Erie Railway between Buffalo and New York until Dec. 1, 1868, that from that time until April 16, 1875 he was messenger for the American Express Company and ran over the NY Central Railway between Buffalo and New York. April 16, 1875 he was granted leave of absence and visited friends in Scotland, being absent three months. Upon his return he was employed by the same company on Canandaqua Lake, NY with head quarters at Woodville. Nov. 19, 1875 he was put on the run as messenger for same company between Buffalo and New York. January 1876 he was made extra messenger going wherever required until Dec. 12, 1876 when he was again put on regular between Buffalo and NY. Dec 1, 1877 he was put on the route between Suspension Bridge and NY where he remained until Dec. 1, 1879 when he was appointed agent of said company at Medina NY where he remained until March 1, 1880 when he was made agent for said Company at Rome NY where he remained as such agent until June 1884." On Form 3-402, dated July 31, 1898, John Beattie states that he is a widower. He was married to Clara S. Moore January 8, 1882 at Rome, New York. He has no children. John Beattie was last paid at the rate of $20.00 to April 1901. He was dropped from the pension rolls due to his death, date not given. 1860 Buffalo Ward 9, Erie, New York, p. 701 John Beattie 24, born Scotland, Clerk [Lives in hotel kept by Eleazor P. Hatch] 1880 Rome, Oneida, NY, p. 45 Batey, John 42, Express Agent, born Scotland, parents born Scotland Laurel Baty, L252