Allen County KyArchives Military Records.....Perdue, Jesse May 24, 1855
Warof1812 4th Regiment Virginia Militia
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Bounty Land Application
State of Kentucky
County of Allen
On this 24th day of May 1855 personally appeared before me a Justice of the 
Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid, Jesse Perdue aged 62 years 
a resident of the County of Allen in State of Kentucky who being duly sworn 
according to Law Declares that he is the identical person who served as a Fifer 
in the Company commanded by Captain William Pepper in the (4th he thinks) of 
Virginia Volunteer, Militia commanded by Col Kountz in the War with Great 
Brittian declared in the year 1812, and continued in actual service in said War 
for the term of at least 14 days that He has heretofore made application for 
bounty Land under the act of September 28th 1850. To which he has legally 
disposed of and cannot now return. He makes this declaration to obtain the 
bounty land to which he may be entitled under the act of Congress approved the 
third day of March 1858. He further declares that hes not received nor applied 
for bounty land under this or any other act of Congress except as above stated.
Jesse Perdue (seal)
We Samuel Swaringer and John N. Fitzpatrick residents of the County of Allen 
State of Kentucky upon our oaths declare that this foregoing declaration was 
signed and acknowledged by Jesse Perdue in our presence, and that We believe 
from the appearance and Statement of the applicant, that he is the identical 
person he represents himself to be and that We have no Interest in this claim.
J. N. Fitzpatrick (seal)
Lemuel Swaringer (Seal)
The forgoing declaration and affidavit sworn to and subscribed before me on the 
day and year above written and I certify, that I know the afficents to be 
credible persons. That the claimant is the person he represents himself to be, 
and that I have no interest in this claim
Wm. Mansfield J. P. A. C.
State of Kentucky
Allen County 
I certify, that William Mansfield Esq Before whom the foregoing declaration & 
affidevit was made is & was at the time of taking the same and as being Justice 
of the Peace within & for the County and State aforesaid duly commissioned and 
qualified and that his signature to the foregoing certificate is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto sit my hand and affixed the seal of my 
office this 12 day June 1855
Lemuel Swaringer clerk
J. N. Fitzpatrick C.D.C.

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