Craven County NcArchives Court.....Benners, John 1836
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Source: State Archives, Raleigh Box Cr-028-508.9
Written: 1836

John Benners Estate Record

(NOTE.  This letter was very light and extremely hard to read.  Typist did the 
best she could.JH)

Balt.	August 11 1836

Dear Sir.
	The depositions which I caused to be taken in Newbern and at South 
bend last March, henced to be used in a chancy list in Accom' Co Virginia, in 
the cases of rec'd Buck & agn'd John G Joyner & others - this case was for the 
recovery from these persons of bounty land which they had fraduately obtained 
from government as the heirs of Jeps Cannon. In fament of the bounty land 
stating Jeps Cannon a Lieutenant in the Virginia State navy which was stated, 
had fraduately named that was ours half pay and which government has named 
part owned and which belongs enductely to the secretary of War to decide over 
as evidence of the claim and henceforth I filed in the war office copus of the 
depositions above refined to manner under seals by the clerk of Accomack Co. 
The dec'd of thar objects to these confirs as evidence not coming under the 
presented unto of the infratment. I have therefore to take same depositions 
and lent on to no and every named of opus of these forever depositions to be 
an accurate by these, with the request that and soon as expected they forward 
these to you.

The object of this letter thus is to request you as soon as those papers shall 
be forwarded to you to put your certificate & seal and the cut of the 
privilege Negroes if covenant that they do away he a paper duly withstanding 
and forward them to me at Harvey's Arm Somerset County, MD.

Mr. And Mrs. Jones may not know as was ____(unreadable-jh) and the department 
likes to have some testament often responsibility and accountability of the 
worships or whose testimony they are to act. May I ask the favor of you when 
you forward those papers to write me a few lines and act to the creditability 
of Mr. & Mrs. Wm Jones if you know them, if not, to obtain for me from some 
guardian whom is known and who is acquainted after these persons a word on 
this first.

Be so grate as to you in your accommodation and numerator of the rest of the 
certificates that I may forward the amount.

Yours with great respect

(signed Jas Polk

(NOTE: letter was written by James Stanley, New Bern North Carolina on Sept 
20, 1836 in answer to this letter …but was entirely unable to read. JH)


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