Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B.L.Wt. 2448-200, for Josiah Maxwell, Georgia
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(3-1776)

SERVICE  Ga.
Maxwell, Josiah
NUMBER  B. L. Wt. 2448-200

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CONTENTS
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State of Georgia }
Liberty County }
Personally appeared before me one of the Justices of the Inferior Court of said County and State Mary Maxwell, who, being duly sworn deposeth and saith, that William Maxwell, of said County and State a resident, is the Nephew and nearest relative of Lieutenant Josiah Maxwell, of the Georgia Continental Line in the war of the Revolution, and to the best of her knowledge and belief, the said William Maxwell is the only heir of Lieutenant Josiah Maxwell of the Georgia Continental Line in the war of the Revolution. Sworn and subscribed to before me this 9th April 1849 }
S/S. A. Fraser I. I. C. LC. }
S/Mary Maxwell
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Liberty Sup. Court   April Term 1849

State of Georgia }
Liberty County }
I certify that satisfactory evidence was addressed to me to prove that William Maxwell of State and County aforesaid, resident is the Nephew and the nearest relative, and only heir at Law in for to Josiah Maxwell who was a Lieutenant in the Regiment of [blank]
in the War of the Revolution
16th April 1849
S/W.B. Fleming
Judge E. D. Georgia

Attest
S/J S Bridwell
C,S,C,S,C.
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State of Georgia }
Liberty County }
I William Maxwell heir at Law of Lieutenant Josiah Maxwell do upon oath certify and declare to the best of my knowledge and belief that Josiah Maxwell did enter the service and served as a Lieutenant in the Georgia Continental line and that he continued in the service aforesaid untill [sic] the end of the war of the revolution; as to the number of the Regiment and by whom commanded I have no knowledge I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the bounty land promised to Lieutenant Josiah Maxwell on the part of the United States, nor do I believe that he ever received, or transfered [sic] his claim to it in any manner whatsoever. therefore know all men by this present that I William Maxwell aforesaid do hereby constitute and appoint John P Ducat of Tallahassee Florida to be my heir and lawful attorney, for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secretary of War of the United States a warrant for the quantity of land due to me as aforesaid; and my said attorney is hereby  fully authorized and impowered to constitute and appoint one or more substitutes or attorneys under him, for the special purpose above expressed.
Signed and sealed in presence this 16 day of April 1849
S/Henry H Jones
S/G. Group Maxwell
S/S. A. Fraser I.I.C.L.C.
S/W. Maxwell [personal seal]
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Personally appeared before me William Maxwell subscribed to the foregoing declaration and in my presence made oath to the same and, acknowledged the power of attorney thereunto subjoined to be his free act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned.
Sworn to before me this 16 April 1849 }
S/S. A. Fraser I.I.C.L.C. }
S/W. Maxwell


State of Georgia }
Liberty County }
In testimony that the above S.A. Fraser was a Justice of the Inferior Court, authorised [sic] to administer oaths, and take acknowledgements and in the State of Georgia at the above date, and that his name there subscribed appears to me to be his usual signature. I have hereunto affixed my seal (there being no seal of office) and subscribed my name, and quality at Harris Ville in the State of Georgia this seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and forty nine
S/J. S. Bridwell
C I C L C    
[seal]
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Wm Gorgon Esqr.
Chief- County Land Office
Washington City
D C
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Tallahassee Florida   May 7. 1849

Dr Sir
I applied for the U S Bounty land reported due to Lieut Josiah Maxwell Geo line in 1835. In your reply you object to the proof of heirship. I have now had the proof made and certified according to your instructions. You will see from the certificate of the Clerk that there is no seal of office ^vide Power of Atty. Be so good as to obtain the scrip for the warrant and forward it to me here

Yours & S/John P DuVal



William Gordon Esqr.
Chief Bounty Land Office
Washington City

NB.. You will see by Senate Doct No 42 -- 1828 that Lieut Josiah Maxwell is returned entitled to bounty land.

Send me an office copy of the proof of heirship as I wish to use it on petition for commutation. JP.D.
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Riceboro. Ga.
Sept 13th/54
Answd. Sept. 26. 1854
Wm Maxwell
Recd. Septr 22d/54.
Ansd 23 Septr 54

Josiah Maxwell
Georgia Line
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Respectfully referred to the Commission of Pensions on the subject of Bounty Land:
3 [illegible] Office
Sept. 23d 1854
S/Robr J [illegible]
S/Wm Rind
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Riceboro Liberty County
Sept 13th 1854

Sir
A coppy [sic] of your ^letter to the Hon: W. B. W. Dent under date of the 29th July 1854, in reply to enquiries made by him relative to the commutation pay of Lieut. Josiah. Maxwell. was enclosed to be some weeks since, by M. H. R Harris. now state that application was made in the case of Josiah Maxwell by the Hon: A. C. Dodge who was informed by teller under date of the 21st Jan'y 1850 that Lieut. Maxwell had received his commutation pay by the issue of Certificate No. 92.890. -- I now herewith transmit to you a Revocation of a Power of Attorney made by me to Genl. Jno P Duval, to collect the bounty Land, and commutation of Lieut Maxwell, and earnestly request that you will inform me as early as possible in whose name the Certificate No 92.890. was issued, in what year, the amendment for which it was issued, & to whom it was sent or who received it.

Very Respectfully
Your Obd Serv [obedient servant]
S/W Maxwell

To
the 3rd Auditor
Treasury Department
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Josiah Maxwell

No. 2448.



Honl. J. M. Berrieu
U.S. Senate
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Washington    18th July '50

Sir,
In behalf of one of my Constituents, [underline] Col William Maxwell, [end underline] I would enquire whether any objection exists to the allowance of the claim to bounty land of [underline] Lieutenant Josiah Maxwell, [end underline] of the [underline] Georgia line, [end underline] during the [underline] Revolutionary War. [end underline] If there is, I ask that the objection may be stated and if not, that the warrant for the land may be send to me -

I am Respectfully Yrs
S/= W. Macpherson: Berrisony.



James L Edwards [illegible]
Comms of pensions-
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Revocation of power of atty made by Wm. Maxwell to Gen J. P. Duval -
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Georgia }
Liberty County }
Know all men by these presents, that whereas, I, William Maxwell of the County and State aforesaid, did, heretofore, and prior to the date of these presents, constitute, and appoint Gen. J. P. Duval of the State of Florida my attorney, by special power to the same effect, to collect and establish my interest in the revolutionary claim of Lieut Josiah Maxwell of the Continental line of Georgia, against the United States, for services rendered in the said revolutionary war, as the next of kin to the said Josiah Maxwell, now know ye, that from divers [sic; diverse] good reasons and considerations, me hereunto moving, I do by these presents, countermand, & revoke, recall, and entirely annul all such power of attorney as I may, at my time heretofore have made or executed, for the purposes of the establishment of the said claim, or for any purpose whatsoever connected with said claim, to the said Gen J. P. Duval, or to any person, or persons whatever --

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth (6th) day of September Eighteen Hundred & fifty four- (1854)--
Signed and Sealed in presence of }
S/W.C. Handley }
S/H [illegible] J.P.  }
S/William Maxwell