The State of Ohio Wood County ss
On this 10 day of December A.D. 1878 personally appeared before me George C. Phelps, Judge of the Probate Court within & for the county & state aforesaid, Elisha Helm & Samuel Warner, who being duly sworn according to law, makes oath and say that they were personally acquainted with Samuel Shroyer before he entered in to the army in the year 1862. That to their own personal knowledge, said Shroyer was a man of good sound physical health. That they are not interested in the prosecution of this claim and further affiants saith not.
Elisha Helm
Samuel Werner
Sworn to before me & in my presence subscribed this 10 day of December A.D. 1878 & I hereby certify that I am not interested in the prosecution of this claim for pension.
Geo. C. Phelps
Probate judge
From Civil War pension file of Samuel Shroyer