BANKS CO., GA - LAND RECORDS - Bounty Land Oath and Application, 
                               Thomas F. Anderson

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State of Georgia   }
Jackson County    }
			On the Twenty seventh Day of February A.D.
one thousand Eight Hundred & fifty one Personally appeared before
Me Thomas L. Stepter a Justice of the Peace Duly authorized to
administer oaths Within & for the State County aforesaid Thomas
F. Anderson aged Seventy years a Resident of Jackson County
in the State of Georgia Who being Duly Sworn according to Law
Declares that he is the Identical Thomas F. Anderson who was a 
Captain & Commanded a Rifle Company in the Redgement of Georgia
Malitia Commanded by Col. William Jones in the War with Great
Britain Declared on the 18th of June 1812 that he Volunteered
at Carnesville ------------- on or about the          day of
       AD 1814 for the Term of Six Months & Continued in above
Service in Said War for the Term of Six months & some days
And was honorably Discharged a fort hawkins on the     day of
May   AD  1815 as Will appear by Reference to the Muster
Roals of Said Company & Redgement Never Recd a Writen Dyscharge

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 & soldiers who
have been Engaged in the Military Service of the united
States Passed the 28th of September 1850.
					T. F. Anderson

Sworn to & subscribed before me the Day & year above
Writen & I hereby Certify that I believe the Said Thomas
F. Anderson to be the Identical Man who served as aforesaid
& that he is of the age above Stated.
				Thomas L. Stapter  JP



State of Georgia     }
County of Franklin }  on this the seventh day of April
AD 1855 before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace
within and for the County and state aforesaid duly authorized
by Law to administer oaths.  Personally appeared Thomas
F. Anderson aged Seventy three years a Resident of the
County of Jackson in the State of Georgia who after being
duly sworn according to Law Declares that he is the
Identical Thomas F. Anderson who was a Captain
Commanding a Company of Georgia Volunteers
in the Redgement Commanded by Col. Jones In the
War with Grate Briton Declared by the United States on
on the 18th day of June 1812  That he volunteered in the
County of Franklin in the State of Georgia and entered
the service of the united states At Fort Hawkins in the
State of Georgia on or about the the 10th day of October 1814
for the term of six Months  and continued in actual service
in said War for the term of about six Months  and was 
Honorably Discharged at Milledgeville in the state of Georgia
on or about the Last of March 1815 as will apper from the
muster roll of said Company and the proof on file with
his former application for Bounty land.  That he has
hertofore made application for Bounty Land under the
act of September 28th 1850 and received a Land Warrant
Viz No ____  Which he has since Legally disposed of and
Cannot now return.  He makes this Declaration for the
purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which
he may be entitled under the act approved the 3rd day of
March 1855  That he has never applied for or Receieved
under this or any former act of Congress any bounty Land
Warrant Except the one above mentioned.  He hereby appoints
D.G. Candler Esq his true and Lawful Attorney to prosecute
this his Claim for bounty Land to receive his certificate or
Warrant when Issued and to do all other acts necessary
and proper in the primises
				Thomas F. Anderson
		Witness
We Hardy Strickland and Abram Atkins Residents of
The Cpounty of Jackson in the State of Georgia upon our oaths
Declare that the foregoing Declaration was signed and
Acknowledged by Thomas F. Anderson in our presents
And that we believe from the appearance and statements
Of the applicant that he is the Identical person that he
Represents himself to be and that we are not Interested in
This Claim        Witness        Abram Atkins
				Hardy Strickland

The foregoing Declaration and affidavits were sworn to
And subscribed before me on the day and year first above
Writen and I certify that I know the affients to be
Creditable persons and that the Clament is the Identical
Person that he represents himself to be and that I am
Not Interested in this his Claim
			Micah Willson  JP



State of Georgia    }
County of Jackson } I P F Hinton Clerk of the
		        Superior Court within and for
The County and State aforesaid do hereby Certify that
Micah Willson Esq before whom the foregoing Declaration
and affidavits ware made and acknowledged and who
has thereunto subscribed his name was at the time of
so doing a Justice of the peace Within and for the county
and state aforesaid duly Commissioned and sworn
and that his signature there to is Genuine and that I
am not Interested in this claim.
		Given under my hand and the seal
		of the Superior Court of Jackson
		County at Jefferson this the 9th day
		of April 1855.
			P F Hinton    Clk