James Shields, Jr., Military Bounty Land, Pike, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/pike/deeds/jandrsn1.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 JAMES SHIELDS, JR. MILITARY BOUNTY LAND Creek War James Shields, private in Captain Stringer's company, Alabama Volunteers Creek War James Shields - Section 8 township 9 range 22 the NW1/4 of the SE1/4 40.050 acres Date - April 13, 1852 #8749 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. 8749 for 40 acres, issued in favor of James Shields private in Captain Stringer's Company Alabama Volunteers Creek War has been returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE, with evidence that the same has been duly located upon North West quarter of the South East quarter of Section Eight, in Township Nine, of Range Twenty two, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Sparta, Alabama, containing Forty Acres and Five hundredths of an Acres 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 James Shields the tract of land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said James 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 day of June 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 s/ E. L. Terry Recorder of the General Land Office Transcribed by Martha Shields Thayer JAMES SHIELDS, JR. Patented land Shields, James Patent AL2310_.254 signed 1/1/52 SENE: Sec. 3; township 11-N; range 21-E; Sect. N; St. Stephens Meridian, 39.83 acres, Pike