Transcribed by Valerie Forren Crook  
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1855 Bounty Land Warrant Application of John Forehand

  State of Virginia}
County of Monroe}

     On this 14th day of May A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five personally 
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace within and for the County aforesaid John 
Forehand aged about sixty five years, a resident of Greenbrier County in the State 
of Virginia lately of Monroe County Virginia, who being duly sworn according to law, 
declares that he is the identical John Forehand who was a private in the Company
commanded by Captain _____Hoffman in the ____ Regiment of Virginia Militia Commanded 
by (as well as he recollects) James McDowell in the war with Great Britain declared 
by the United States on the 18th day of June 1812 for the term of _____months and 
continued in actual service for fourteen days_ that he has heretofore made application 
for bounty land under the act of September 28 1850 and received a land warrant 
(No. _ not now recollected) for eight acres which he has since legally disposed of,
and can not now return.
     He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the additional bounty
land to which he may be entitled under the act approved the 3rd day of March 1855. 
He also declares that he has never applied for nor received under this or any other
act of Congress any bounty land warrant except the above mentioned.

         his
John  X  Forehand
        mark

We, Henry Alexander & John Hutchinson, residents of Monroe County in the State of 
Virginia upon our oath declare that the forgoing declaration was signed and acknowledged
by John Forehand in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statement
of the applicant that he is the identical person he represents himself to be.

Henry Alexander
John Hutchinson


The foregoing declaration and affidavit were sworn to and subscribed before me on the 
day & 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.

M. McDaniel J. P.


State of Virginia}
County of Monroe}
     I, George W. Hutchinson, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and State 
aforesaid, do hereby certify that Madison McDaniel Esq: whose genuine signature appears 
to the foregoing declaration and affidavit is and was at the time of signing the same a 
justice of the peace in and for the County and State aforesaid, duly commissioned and 
sworn that all his official acts as such, are entitled to full faith and credit: and 
that the aforesaid County Court is a Court of record having General Jurisdiction.  
Given under my hand and seal of my office at Union this 14th day of May A. D. 1855

Geo. W. Hutchinson, Clerk

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