Harrison Whitson Bounty Land Warrant Application 01 Nov 1850 DECLARATION State of Tennessee, County of Perry, On this 1st day of November A.D. One thousand eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the county and State aforesaid, Harrison Whitson, aged Sixty two years, a resident of Perry county in the State of Tennessee, who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Harrison Whitson who was a Private, in the Company commanded by Captain John Rains in the 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Militia commanded by Colonel Hammons, in the War with the Creek Indians, that he was drafted at Sparta, on or about the 7th day of September A. C. 1814, for the term of six months, and continued in actual service in said War for the term of Seven months and 14 days, and was honorable discharged at Fort Montgomery, on the 21st day of April A. D. 1815, as will appear by the Muster Rolls of said Company he having lost his original certificate of discharge; He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which he might be entitled under the Act granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers, who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed September 28, 1850 his Harrison x Whitson mark Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Harrison Whitson to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and the he is of the age above stated. Jesse Taylor, Justice of the Peace. ____________________________________________________________ LETTER OF ATTORNEY To the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington City. Sir:--I request that my claim to Bounty land under the Act of Congress passed September 28th, 1850, be examined, and if I am entitled to Land, that the Warrant or Certificate therefore sent to Smith & Jones, at Nashville, Tennessee, who I hereby constitute my Attorneys in fact for that purpose and for my benefit. Acknowledged before me this 1st Day of November A.D. 1850 his Harrison X Whitson mark _________________________________________________________________ PROOF OF IDENTITY State of Tennessee, County of Perry On this 1st day of November A.D. 1850, personally appeared before me a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Caswell Swindle (whom I certify to be a person of veracity) and made oath in due form of law that he personally knows Harrison Whitson, whose signature appears to the foregoing declaration, and that he is the identical Harrison Whitson who was actually in the service of the United States during the War with the Creek Indians as set forth in said Declaration. Sworn and Subscribed before me the day and year above written. _________________________________________________________________ CLERK'S CERTIFICATE State of Tennessee, County of Perry, I Pleasant Whitwell, Clerk of the county Court of said County do hereby certify that Jesse Taylor, Esq. whose signatures appear to the foregoing affidavits and acknowledgment is and was at the time of signing the same as acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County, duly commissioned and qualified, and that the signatures thereto purporting to be his are genuine. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office this 1st day of November 1850, Pleasant Whitwell, Clerk ______________________________________________________________ Tennessee Nashville Nov. 9th 1850 Sir We enclose Harrison Whitson's claim to Bounty Land under Act of September 28, 1850. When Allowed please enclose his Warrant to us Respectfully Smith & Jones J. L. Edwards Esq. Com off Washington City ________________________________________________________________ Treasury Department, Third Auditor's Office May 1st 1851 It appears from documents on file in this Office, that Harrison Whitson, a Private of Captain John Rains company of Tennessee M'a Ent'd service for 7 months on the 20th September 1814 and served till 20 April 1815, the expiration of the service. B.F. Gallaher second signature illegible Commissioner of Pensions Department of the Interior. _____________________________________________________________ State of Tennessee: On this 25th day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five personally appeared before me D. E. A. McElrath (?) an acting Notary Public within and for the county and state aforesaid, Harrison Whitson aged 68 years, a resident of Perry duly sworn according to law declares that he is the identical Harrison Whitson who was a private in the company Commanded by Captain John Rains in the Regiment of Tennessee Drafted Militia commanded by __________ in a Campaign against the Creek Indians and that he was drafted about the ___ day of September 1814 for the Term of Six and continued in actual service more that 14 days and was honorably discharged. He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty land to which he may be entitled under the Act granting additional bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States approved March the 3rd 1855 and refers to his former declaration under the Act of 28 Sept. 1850 upon which he obtained a land warrant-No 5621 for Eighty acres which he having legally disposed of is not within his power to return. He further declares that he has not received a warrant for bounty land under any other Act of Congress nor made any other application therefore than the one above referred to under the Act of the 28 September 1850 upon which he obtained the land Warrant No 5621, for acres Eighty- acres under the one non presented. his Harrison x Whitson mark Now personally appeared before me, J. C. Whitson and N. Moor residents of Perry county to me well known as _______________ witnesses and made oath in due form of law, that they are personally acquainted with Harrison Whitson and that he signed his mark to the foregoing declaration in their presence and that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and who served as aforesaid and that we have no interest in said claim John C. Whitson N Moore Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written and I hereby certify that I believe the said Harrison Whitson who signed his mark to be above declaration to be the identical man who served as aforesaid, and that I have not interest in said claim. In testimony whereof I have unto set my name and affixed my Notary seal at office this 26th of April 1855 D. E. A. McElrath Notary Public _____________________________________________________________ CLAIM OF MINOR CHILDREN FOR BOUNTY LAND State of Tennessee County of Perry On this 11th day of Sept., A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighty two, personally appeared before me, Clerk of the County Court, the same being a court of record within and for the County and State aforesaid (1) James Whitson a resident of Perry County in the State of Tennessee, aged 34 years (1st day next), who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration in order to obtain the bounty land provided by acts of Congress for minor children: that is the legal guardian of (2) James Whitson, Thomas Whitson legitimate children of (3) Harrison Whitson who was the identical (3) Harrison Whitson, who served under the name of (3) Harrison Whitson (4) private in the Company commanded by Captain John Raines, in the ______ regiment of_________, commanded by __________, in the Ware of (5) 1812, and that he was drafted in White Co., Tenn on or about the ____________ day of __________ A. D. ________ for the term of (7)_________________ , and continued in actual service in said war for the term or (8) about fourteen months and whose service terminated, by reason of (9) being honorably discharged at __________ on the _____________ day of ____________ A. D. ________ further states that the following is a full description of the said soldier at the time of his enlistment, viz: Age 23, light complexion, blue eyes. He further states that (11) Harrison Whitson, the said soldier, died on Cedar Creek, Perry Co., in the State of Tennessee, on the ________ day of ____________ A. D. 1876; that he left surviving him (12) _______________________ that the above named are the only surviving legitimate children of said (13) Harrison Whitson , who were under 21 years of age on the 3d of March, 1855; that said children were the issue of said soldier, the dates of their birth being as follows, viz: _______ of soldier by (14)_______Tracy born July 25 1809, at (15) Perry Co., Tenn. James Whitson Oct. 1st 1848, at Perry Co., Tenn; Thomas Whitson August 1846 at Perry Co., Tenn, further states that the father, said soldier was married under the name of Harrison Whitson at __________, State of Tennessee, on the _______ day of __________ A. D. _______ to (16) Lydia Tracy, and that prior to said marriage (17)______________________, that the said children have not aided or abetted the rebellion; that ______ makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land (or the additional bounty land) to which the said children may be entitled under the act approved march 3, 1855; and that _____ has heretofore made ______ application for (18) _____________ hereby appoints, with full powers of substitution and revocation A. B. Webb, of Washington D. C., ______ true and lawful attorney to prosecute his claim; and he further declares that the following have been the places of residence of the said soldier, his wife, the mother of these children, and of the said children, from the date of the soldier's discharge from the Army to the present time, viz: (19) White (marked through) East Tennessee (time of residence unknown) Perry Co., Tennessee about 50 years. Lydia Whitson residence in Perry co., Tenn all her life-the children above named also born and raised in Perry Co., Tenn; that the residence of the said children is on Tenn. River, county of Perry, State of Tennessee, and that this affiant's post office address is Cedar Creek, Tennessee. Thomas J. Evans, Witness James Whitson, signature of claimant W. J. Campbell , Witness Also personally appeared Thos J. Evans, aged 32 years residing at Tenn. River (Webb's Landing) in Perry county and W. J. Campbell, aged 29 years residing on Cedar Creek in Perry co., Tenn., persons whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit, and who, being be me duly sworn, say that the were present and saw James Whitson, the claimant, sign his name (or make his mark) to the foregoing declaration, and the say that they have known the said James Whitson for 20 years, respectively; and the said (20) James Whitson, Thomas Whitson, minor children of Harrison Whitson for 20 years, respectively; and that they have every reason to believe, from the appearance of said claimant, and their acquaintance with him, that he is the identical person he represents himself to be, and that the said children are the minor children of the identical Harrison Whitson, who rendered the service alleged in the above application, (in the company of Captain __________, in the regiment of ___________________, in the War of 1812;) and they further declare that they are able to so swear as to the identity of the said children from the following named facts and circumstances, viz: (22) from their acquaintance with the family, daily association and information generally, and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim. Thomas J. Evans W. J. Campbell Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of September A. D. 1882 and I hereby certify that the content of the above declaration, & c., were fully made known and explained to the applicant and witnesses before swearing, including the words_______________, erased, and the words_______________, added; and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. C. L Pearson C. Court Clerk _________________________________________________________________ ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. 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