Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B L Reg. 254542-1855, for Robert Melton, South Carolina
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SC Melton, Robert BL Reg 254542-1855
Revolutionary War

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
BOUNTY LAND FILES
ACT OF 1855 Rejected 254542
VETERAN Robert Melton
1776 GRADE Prt
SERVICE Capt S Inman
Col McRay SC Ma
CAN NO 1782 BUNDLE NO 151
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Penote Ala
Aug 7th
J Minot Esqr Commissioner
Bounty Lands
Washington DC

254 542
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254542 Act Mar 3 55
August 15 56
Morning Melton wid
Robert Melton pri

Capt Shadrick Inman
Col McKay
SC Ma
Ent
Dis
Revolutionary War
No Papers
This claimant is 104 years old
Special by commr my 19 56
R McRae
Mr Hood
Mr M Johnson 
Perote

Let Wm M Johnson Aug 20/56
" " Jany 7/1858
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State of Alabama
Pike County } On this 14th day of July AD one thousand eight hundred and fifty six personally appeared before me a justice of the peace within and for the county and state aforesaid Morning Melton aged 104 years a resident of Pike County in the state of Alabama who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Robert Melton deceased who was a private in the company commanded by Capt Shaderick Inman Regiment commanded by Col McKoy or McCoy in the Revolutionary War the year or place of being mustered into or out of service not recollected but that they were citizens of SC and said was rendered in South Carolina her recollection is that he was mustered into service as a volunteer and was in battle at Demery Ferry on Savannah River as the rolls will show having no discharge as she knows of She further states that she was married to the said Robert Melton in Burke County Georgia on the 15th day of July 1770 by one Benjamin Davis JP and that his name before her said marriage was Morning Lewis that her said husband died in Pike County Ala on the 4th day of August 1850 She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act 28 Sept 1850 or the supplemental act to that act past in 1856 and that she appoints Wm M Johnson to prosecute this claim & receive the warrant of suc [illegible] 
Morning Melton
her X mark
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we Lewis H Plant and William Price residents of Pike County in the state of Alabama upon our oaths declare that the foregoing declaration was signed and acknowledged by Morning Melton in our presence and that we believe from the appearance and statements of the applicant that she is the identical person she represents her self to be
Witness
Lewis H Plant
William Price
254542
The foregoing declaration and affidavits were sworn to and subscribed before me in the day and year above written and I certify that I know the applicants to be credible persons that the claiment is the person she represents herself to be and that I have no interest in this claim
James J Thurston
Justice of the Peace
State of Alabama and county of Pike
I James J Thurston a Justice of the Peace in and for said county and state hereby certify that I have this day examined the family record and find that Robert Melton and Morning Lewis was married the 15th day of July 1770 in Burke county Georgia by one Benjamin Davis JP and that Robert Melton died in Pike County Alabama on the 4th day of August 1850
Jake J Thurston
Justice of the Peace
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The State of Alabama
County of Pike
Personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for said state and county Peter Blue and Norman Findleson who after being duly sworn according to law says upon oath that they were acquainted with Robt Melton in his life time & Morning Melton and that to their knowledge they lived togeather as man and wife and that they know Robert Melton is dead and that to their knowledge Morning Melton is now a widow sworn to and subscribed this 22nd day of July AD 1836 Peter Blue
Jas J Thurston Norman Findleson
Justice of the Peace

THE STATE OF ALABAMA
Pike County 
I Bird Fitzpatrick Judge of the court of Probate in and for the state and county aforesaid hereby certify that James J Thurston Esq whose name is subscribed to the foregoing affidavit certificate & acknowledgement and thereon written was at the time of signing the same an acting Justice of the Peace in and for said county duly commissioned and legally qualified and as such his signature is genuine and entitled to full faith and credit. I further certify that this is a court of record that I am keeper of the same and this my certificate is in due form and conformably to the laws of the state. Given under my hand and seal of office at Troy Pike County Alabama this the 5th day of August AD 1856
Bird FitzPatrick
Judge of Probate
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Perote Pike County Ala Dec 26/57
Dear Sir
I am in recpt of yours of Dec 10/57 and am sorry I was remis in stating the name of the afficant to no 254542 which is Morning Melton widow of Robert Melton deceased 
yours respectfully
Wm M Johnson
PS Please let me hear soon and very much oblige as the old lady is over 100 years and poor as
people  can get
Aug 30/56