Jehu Grisham - Bounty Land Claim; Jackson
Par.,Louisiana
Submitter: Lonnie Grishom
Transcribed: B. Jo Branch
Date: Sept. 1999

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BOUNTY LAND
CLAIM FORM OF A DECLARATION
To be made by a person who has never had a Land Warrant
State of Louisiana
County of Jackson
On this Twenty firt day of April A. D. One thousand eight hundred
and fifty Six, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the
Peace, duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the
Parish and State aforesaid, Jahu Grisham, aged Forty years, a
resident of Jackson parish in the State of Louisiana who being
duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical
Jahu Grisham who was a Private in the Company commanded by
Captain Drury A Gafney in the Regiment of Volunteers commanded by
Col R C B Baylor in the war with the Creek Indias in 1836 under
Genl I Jessup       Montgomery, Alabama that he volunteered at
Canes?lle, Alabama & received amt ??? on or about the midle[sic]
of April A. D. 1836 for the term of Three months and continued I
actual service in said war for fourteen days, and was honorably
discharged at Montgomery, Ala on the     Of June or July A. D.
One thousand eight hundred and thirty six on account of Peace
being made.     [Seal]
us will appear by the muster rolls of said company.

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaiing the bounty
land to which he may be entitled under the act approved March 3,
1855. He also declares, that he has not received a warrant for
bounty land under this or any other act of Congress, nor made any
other application therefor.

Jahu[his mark] Grisham
We, Asbury C. Sewell and Francis [his mark] M. McLeroy, residents
of Jackson Parish, in the State of Louisiana, upon our oaths,
declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and
acknowledged by Jahu Grisham, in our presence, and that we
believe, from the appearance and statements of the applicant,
that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.
A. C Sewell
F. M. McLeroy

The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and
subscribed before me on the day and year above written; and I
certify that I know the affiants to be credible persons; that the
claimant is the person he represents himself to be, and that I
have no interest in this claim.
[signed] Jesse M. Morris, J.P.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of Jackson
On this day personally appeared before me the undersigned
authority Jahu Grisham a resident of the parish of Jackson State
of Louisiana who being by me first duly sworn as the Law directs
deposes and says that he is the Identical Jahu Grisham who made
and Signed application No 263,392 under act of Congress of 3rd of
March 1855 that his name was intended to be written Jahu Grisham
instead of John Grishane
This affidavit being made because there seams[sic] to be a
missunderstanding about his name at the Pension office.
Jahu [his mark] Grisham
Sworn to and Subscribed before me on this the 11th day of May
A.D. 1857 and I certify that I know the Said Jahu Grisham well
and the[sic] he is a credible person.
Jesse M. Morris
Justice of the Peace
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File BWT 68387-1605S John Grisham
National Archives & Records Service
Washington, D.C. (1982)
263.392 Act Mar 3, '85
Nov- 21   56
John Grisham [marked through]
Jahu Grisham [marked through]
Private [marked through]
Jehu Grisham
Private
No 6818 July 2/57
Capt Gaffney
Col Baylor
Ala. No 6
A. April 15/57 Ars
Creek Indian War 1836
Not on Rotes
Set. 160 acres June 24/57
CARS
P Clayton
Jany 20 1857
A. C. Sewell
Vernon, La.
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Envelope:
Additional Proof                 (Stamped: Vernon   May   29  
LA)
A 263,392 act 1855
John Grisham
La 11?3
                              To the Commissioner of Pensions
                              Washington City
                              DC