1. Cattle &75.00

2.One horse taken by the ??? Cav about the 15th of Nov 1863  $100.00

3.  One horse taken by 6th ?? Cav on or about the 15th of Nov 1863 $145.00

4.  One thousand feet of lumber taken by the 1st Ark Inf on or about March 1, 1864     $40.00

5. Fence rails   $100.00

John Pistole, Bloomer, Ar

Margaret Batsom, Northford, ??

Cole Cloud, ???

B. Stark, Fayetteville, Ar.

Wm Bertram - My age is 32 years old.  My residence Eupula, Creek Nation.  My occupation is Hotel Keeper.  Jacob Feinstein and myself married sisters.  .....I know he had several head of cattle and they ran along with the stock of his wife's people that lived about 1/2 miles distant from claimants place.

Had lived in Washington Co., Ar

Mrs. Eva Feinstein listed as claimant on 11 Jun 1874.  She says she is 30 years old and her residence is Fort smith, Ar.  she is a housekeeper.   Her statement says: "I resided in the city of Fort Smith Arkansas from the first of April 1861 to the 1st of June 1865.  I am the widow of Jacob Fenerstein deceased.  My husband left home sometime during the year of 1862 and afterwards joined the first Ark Artillary U.S.A. with which com'd he served until the close of the war.  Deceased was conscripted but never served in the army.  He left home, made his way to the Federal Army there at Fayetteville, Ark and joined the Federal Army.  He had either to go into the Confederate service as a conscript or run off  from home.   I had four cows and one horse taken by the confederate authorities sometime in 1862.  I don't know what was done with the property taken.  I  ???? any par for any of the property so taken.  My husbands life was frequently ??? on account of his Union sentiments.

I had one brother conscripted in the rebel service.  He was auc??? and put in the service and soon deserted and in ??? to get away was killed by the Rebels.  His instructions were to desert the rebel and join the Federal Army.  His name was Jacob  Euper.  He was in said service about two weeks.  I furnished him with nothing at all while in such service.  My husband had no near relatives in the confederate army.

At the beginning of the rebellion my husband was a strong Union man and opposed to the rebellion.  His feelings and language were always in favor of the union.  He exerted his influence and cast his vote in favor of the Union.  And after the state was declared out of the Union he still adhered to the Union cause and was opposed to secission and the rebellion from the beginning to the end there of. and I was the same.

I am (single) a widow.  My husband died on the 13th of October 1842.  My husband was loyal to the cause and government of the United States throughout the war.  I have four children named as follows:  William aged 9 years, Harvy? aged 7 years, Louy aged 5 years and John 2 years old. ......A portion of the property was taken from our farm twelve miles from Fort Smith Ark in what is known as Long Prairie.

Letter dated March 8, 1878
Sir
The enclosed papers may be substituted for decision. Mrs. Fenerstein is dead and there are 2 or 3 orphan children quite small and although I do not consider the proof warrant an award yet think it a meritoreous case and could have been well proved up had it been done during the lifetime of Jacob Fenerstein the claimant, and if there is any chance for an allowance on the proof would most respectfully ask that it be made for the benefit of the orphan children of a brave Federal soldier.   Very Respy, W.A. Hannah

From  Commissioner of Claim, Washington D.C. - "After filing his petition the claimant died.  There is unsatisfactory proof  that any of the property was taken for the use of the Union army.  Had he lived possibly he would have made the necessary proof.  The claim is disallowed.