West Carroll County Louisiana Archives Military Records.....Jackson, Edwin Boyd March 24, 1855
War of 1812 7th Regiment Virginia Militia

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Bounty Land Claim
State of Louisiana,County of Carroll, On this 24th day of March,A.D. on 
thousand eight hundred 55, personally appeared before me Richard H. 
Dollerhide, a Notary Public, within and for the Parish and State 
aforesaid,Edwin B. Jackson, age 75 years a resident of the parish in the State 
of Lousiana, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that his is the 
identical Edwin B. Jackson, who was a soldier in the Company commanded by 
Captain P.M Gogin in the 7th Regiment Virginia Militia commanded by Col. 
Saunders in the war with Great Britian Declared by the United States ib the 
18th day of June 1812 that he was drafted at Prince Edward Court House on or 
about the 10th day of August A.D. 1814 for the term of 6 months and continued 
in actual service in said war for the term of 6 months and was honorably 
discharged at Norfolk Virginia on the 20th day of February A.D. 1815 that he 
lost 18 days on account of disability and being cripped as will appear by the 
muster rolls of said Company. His certificate being lost or misplaced as set 
forth in his former declaration of March 23, 1852. He makes this declaration 
for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be entitled under 
the "act granting additional land to certain officers and soldiers who have 
been engaged in the military service of the United States", approved March 3, 
1855. And refers to his former declaration under act of March 22, 1852 upon 
which he obtained a Land Warrant No, 1581, for 80 acresm which he having 
legally transferred and disposed of, is not within his power now to return. He 
further declares that he has not received a warratn for bounty land under any 
other act of Congress, nor made any application therefor, that the one above 
referred to under act of March 22, 1852, upon which he obtained the said Land 
Warrant, No. 1581, for 80 acres, and the one now presented. Signed by Edwin 
Boyd Jackson. Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above 
written, and I hereby certify that I believe the said Edwin Boyd Jackson who 
signed and exceuted the above declaration, and is now present, to be the 
identical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated, 
and that I have no interest in said claim. R.W. Dollerhide, Notary Public. 
Witnessed by Robert McCain and David F. Castleman

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