John F. Shields Military Bounty Warranty, Pike, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/deeds/jfshields1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB PROJECT ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Project archivist with proof of this consent. ALGenWeb Archive File Manager - Carolyn Golowka October 2000 Creek War John F. Shields, private in Captain McDougald's company, Alabama Militia Creek War John F. Shields - Section 8 township 11 range 21 the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 39.870 acres Date - Oct. 1, 1851 #6104 Military Bounty Warranty: The United States of America To all to whom theses Presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, in pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved September 28th 1850, entitled "An Act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the Military Service of the United States," Warrant No. 6704 (6104? number is poorly written, first two numbers are questionable) for 40 acres, issued in favor of John F. Shields private in Captain McDougald's Company Alabama Militia Creek War has been returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE, with evidence that the same has been duly located upon the North East quarter of the North West, of Section Eight, in Township Eleven, of Range twenty one, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Sparta Alabama, containing Thirty nine acres, and eighty seven hundredths of an Acre according to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Lands returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE by the SURVEYOR GENERAL Excess paid for, as per Receiver's Receipt No. 11325 Now Know Ye, That there is therefore granted by the UNITED STATES unto the said John F. Shields the tract of land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said John F. Shields and to his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony Whereof, I, Millard Fillmore PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under by hand, at the City of Washington, the Tenth of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one and of the Independence of the United States the seventy-sixth. By The President, Millard Fillmore (Seal) by Alex McCormick Ass't Sec'y E. L. Terry Recorder of the General Land Office Transcribed by Martha Thayer