Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 2256-200, for John Morrison, Georgia
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(3-1776)
SERVICEd
Ga.
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Morrison, John
NUMBER
B. L. Wt. 2256-200.
CONTENTS
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John Morrison
No. 2256.
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At a meeting of the Justices of the Inferior Court for Ordinary purposes, on Monday the 6th of May 1839
Present Their Honors. George W Evans, William W Hughes, Abel Lewis and Edmund Palmer Esquires
Georgia Burke County. It being represented to the Court by Baldwin B. Miller Guardian for Robert J. & Sarah A. Morrison, that a Warrant of Two Hundred Acres of Land is due his said Wards from the United State in right of the services of their late Grand Father General John Morrison as a Lieutenant of the Georgia Line of the Army of the Revolution which it is believed that the order of Court authorizing him as Guardian to sell the Real Estate of Jno B. Morrison does not embrace this being never in the possession or ownership of John B. Morrison. Whereupon it is ordered that the said B. B. Mlller is authorized to sell, dispose of, & assign over the aforesaid mentioned claim in any way for the benefit and use of his said Wards.
Georgia Burke County. At a Court of Ordinary held in and for said County on the 6th of May 1839. On motion of Doctor Baldwin B. Miller Satisfactory evidence was adduced in open Court to prove that Robert J. and Sarah Almira Morrison Minors of said County are the children and only heirs at Law of John B.
Morrison late of said County Deceased, who was the Son, and only heir at Law of General John Morrison late of said County Deceased, who was reported to have been a Captain or
Lieutenant of the Georgia Line of the Army of the Revolution
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and ordered to certified accordingly.
I Edward Garlick Deputy Clerk of the Court of Ordinary for the County of Burke and State of Georgia do Certify that the foregoing extracts from the minutes of said Court are true.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
Hand and affixed the seal office, at Waynesboro
Burke County this Sixth day of May 1839
Edward Garlick D.Clk.C.O.
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Know all men by these presents that I Baldwin B Miller of Burke County and State of Georgia Guardian to Robert J. and Sarah Almira Morrison the Children and heirs at Law of John B. Morrison who was the son and only heir at Law of General John Morrison late of said
County Deceased who was a Lieutenant of the Georgia line of the army of the revolution. Do hereby constitute and appoint Thomas J. Northrup of Washington City my true and lawfull attorney with power of substitution for me and in my name and for the use of my said wards to act demand & receive from the secretary of war of the United States a warrant for the bounty land due in right of the services of their late grandfather as a Lieutenant as aforesaid and to deposite the said warrant when so received with the Commisioner of the general land office at Washington City and to ask demand receive and receipt for the certificate or Land [said] due thereon and to assign transfer and make sale thereof 
And to do and perform all manner of things touching the same which I myself might do were I personally present
Baldwin B. Miller {S.L.}
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty third of April 1839
Witness
Henry Northrup
Jas. W Jones
State of Georgia } SS  Personally appeared Burke County      } before me the subscriber a Justice of the Inferior Court in and for said
County Doctor Baldwin B. Miller Signer and
Sealer to the foregoing power of attorney and acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and deed for the purposes therein named, who being duly sworn according to law saith that to the best of his knowledge and belief General John Morrison the grandfather of his wards Robert J. and Sarah Almira Morrison was a Lieutenant of the Georgia line of the army of
the revolution and served to the end of the war, he knows that he deed land from the State of Georgia for his services as such which
plot and grant the deponent now has, he says that he has never received a warrant from the United States for the bounty land due the said Lieutenant John Morrison neither does he believe that he ever received the same or transfered his right to it in any manner whatever-
Baldwin B. Miller
Sworn subscribed and acknowledged before me this twenty third of April 1839
Jas. W. Jones J.I.C.B.C.
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Georgia. Burke County. Clerks Office Superior Court
I Edward Garlick Clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County of Burke and State aforesaid, do certify that James W. Jones Esquire, is a Justice of the Inferior Court, for
the County of Burke and State aforesaid and that full faith and credence, ought to be had and given to any official acts of the said James W Jones Justice of the Inferior Court as aforesaid.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and private seal there being no seal office, this Twenty third day of April One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty nine.
Edward Garlick {Seal}
Clk Supr Court
Georgia Burke County.
I Edward Garlick Deputy Clerk of of the Court of Ordinary of Burke County in said State do hereby Certify that sufficient evidence has been adduced to me to prove that Robert J. and Sarah Almira Morrison, Minors of said County are the children of and only heirs at Law of John B. Morrison late of said County deceased, who was the Son and only heir at Law, of General John Morrison late of said County deceased, who was a Captain or
Lieutenant of the Georgia Line of the army of the Revolution.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and affixed my Seal of Office at Waynesborough, this 23d April 1839
Edward Garlick D. Clk
Georgia. At a meeting of the Justices of the Inferior Court for the County of Burke, for ordinary purposes, on Monday the 3d day of November 1828, Present their Honors James Torrance, Saml Garlick and Alexr J Lawson. On the application of Baldwin B. Miller praying to be appointed Guardian of Robert J. and Sarah E. Morrison (orphans, under the age of Fourteen years) of John B Morrison decd.
It is ordered that the said Baldwin B. Miller be appointed Guardian to said Orphans on his giving Bond and Security in the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars each for the faithful  discharge of the trust reposed in him
Augustus H Anderson & }
James Anderson              } Approved Securities.
Monday May the 20th 1833. The Court met persuant to adjournment
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Present their Honors J P. Garrin, L F. Powell & Baldwin B. Miller
On the application of B. B. Miller administrator of the estate of J. B. Morrison deceased, praying the court to grant him leave to sell all the undivided real estate, belonging to the said deceased, and it appearing to the Court that a four months advertisement has been filed. It is ordered that the prayer of the Petitioner be granted and that he sell the same in terms of the Law in such cases made and provided
Georgia          }
Burke County } Clerks office Court of Ordinary.
I Edward Garlick Deputy Clerk Court of
Ordinary for said County do certify that the above and foregoing two extracts from the minutes of the Clerk of Court of Ordinary
office, are true extracts from the same.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of Office in Waynesboro this 23rd day of April 1839
Edward Garlick D. Clk