War of 1812, Bounty Land Warrant Application of John Forehand

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War of 1812, Bounty Land Warrant Application of John Forehand

Transcribed and Submitted by: "Valerie F. Crook", 1997 <vfcrook@trellis.net>

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State of Virginia}
County of Monroe}  S.S.


     On this 17th day of December 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, John Forehand aged fifty nine years,
a resident of Monroe County in the State of Virginia who being sworn
according to law declares that he is the identical John Forehand who was
a private in the Company commanded by Captain Isaac T. Preston in the
35th Regiment of U. S. Infantry, commanded by Colonel Little in the war
with Great Britain  declared by the United States on the 18th day of
June 1812, that he enlisted at Richmond Virginia on or about the 2nd day
of August A. D. one thousand eight hundred and thirteen for the term of
twelve months and continued in actual service in said war for the term
of twelve months, and was honorably discharged at Craney Island, Va. on
the 2nd day of August one thousand eight hundred and fourteen as will
appear by his original certificate of discharge herewith presented or by
the muster rolls of said Company.
     He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty
land to which he may 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" paper September 28th 1850.

     his
John  X Forehand
     mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written.  And
I hereby certify that I believe this said John Forehand to be the
indentical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above
stated.

Lewis E. Caperton, J. P.


State of Virginia}
Monroe County}  Clerks Office Court

     I, John Hutchinson Clerk of the Court of Monroe County aforesaid do
hereby certify that Lewis E. Caperton whose name is signed to the within
certificate is and was at the time of signing the same, an acting
Justice of the Peace in and for the said County of Monroe, duly
commissioned and sworn, and that the foregoing signature purporting to
be his is genuine.
      In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of
the said Court at Union this 17th day of December 1850 & in the 75th
year of the Commonwealth.

    John Hutchinson, C. M. C.