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Bounty Land Claim
State of Arkansas,
ss.
County of Pike,
On this, the 24th day of March A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace within and for
the County and State, aforesaid, John White, aged seventy one years, a
resident of Pike County and State of Arkansas, who being duly sworn
according to law, declares: That, he, is the identical John White who was a
private in the company commanded by Captain James McAmy in the Regiment of
Mounted Volunteers commanded by Col. Brown, in the war declared by the
United States against the Creek Indians; that he volunteered at Anderson
County, Tennessee on or about the last of December 1813, or first of January
1814, for the term of six months, and continued in actual service for the
term of six months and was honorably discharged at Clinton in Anderson
County, Tennessee in the month of June, A.D. 1814, as will appear by the
muster rolls of said company.
He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to
which he may be entitled under the act granting bounty land to certain
officers and soldiers who have been engaged in military service of the
United States, passed September 28th 1850.
John White
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year written; and I hereby
certify that I believe the said John White to be the identical man who
served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated.
C.D. Westerman, J.P.
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State of Arkansas,
ss.
County of Pike,
Be it remembered, that, on this the 24th day of March, A.D. 1851, personally
appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State
aforesaid, George W. Hensley, aged 69 years, who made and subscribed the
following affidavit, to wit: That, the aforesaid John White, volunteered at
the time and place, aforesaid, and that he was in the company commanded by
the Captain, aforesaid, that he was in the service of the United States as
above stated; that he was in the engagement at the "Horse Shoe" under the
command of General Andrew Jackson; that Col. John Brown was commander of the
regiment in which the aforesaid White served, that he was discharged at the
time and place, aforesaid; and that all the facts stated in the annexed
declaration are true to the best of my knowledge and recollection. All of
which facts were ascertained by my having been in service at the same time.
So help me God.
George W. (his x mark) Hensley
Witnesses:
T. Kenedy
J. Brock
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written.
C.D. Westerman, J.P.
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Power of Attorney
Know All Men By These Presents:
That, I, John White, of the County of Pike and State of Arkansas do hereby
irrevocably make, constitute, and appoint A.B. Williams my true and lawful
attorney for me, and in my name, to demand and receive of the Department of
the Interior of the United States, the certificate or warrant to which I am
entitled for my military services, as set forth in the foregoing
declaration; and for good and sufficient reasons, do hereby revoke and
countermand any and all other powers of attorney or other authority hitherto
given by me.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 24th day of
March, 1851.
John White (L.S.)
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State of Arkansas,
ss.
County of Pike,
On this, the 24th day of March, A.D. 1851, personally appeared before me, a
Justice of the Peace authorized by law to take acknowledgements, John White,
and acknowledged the above power to be his act and deed for the purposes
therein mentioned.
C.D. Westerman, J.P.
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State of Arkansas,
ss.
County of Pike,
I, Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk of the Circuit Court in and for the County and
State above mentioned, do hereby certify, that C.D. Westerman, whose genuine
signature appears above, is and was at the time of signing the same, a
Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State, aforesaid, duly
commissioned and sworn; that all his official acts are entitled in full
faith and credit; and that the aforesaid Circuit Court is a court of
record, having general jurisdiction.
Given under my hand and seal of office at Murfreesboro in the County and
State, aforesaid, this 24th day of March, A.D. 1851.
Thomas K. Dossey, Clerk.
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Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arks.
March 24th 1851
Hon. James E. Heath, Com. Pen.
Sir.
Enclosed with this, I present to the pension office four declarations for
bounty land warrants, two of the four services rendered in the war with
Great Britain in 1812, the other two for services rendered in a detachment
called out by the United States in 1836 to quell any outbreaks which might
occur relative to the cession of the territory of Cherokee Indians to the
U.S. I am not positive from the wording of the act that those two pensions
will be entitled to bounty land, but have presented the declarations for
your decision. With regard to the two last I should be pleased to hear your
decision as the applicants are anxious to know whether they will be entitled
to land.
I have the honor to be,
Respe(ctful)ly your,
Very Obt. Serv't
A.B. Williams
Zebulon, Arkansas
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Bounty Land Application of John White, Act of September 28, 1850, National
Archives, Washington, D.C.
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