Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 4,544, Joseph Hammons, Va.
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SERVICE: Va.
Hammons, Joseph
Martha
NUMBER: R. 4,544
CONTENTS
8 & W.
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8674
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North Carolina
Joseph Hammons of Surry County in the state of No. Carolina who was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel 14 regt of the Virginia line, for the term of 18 months
Inscribed on the Roll of North Carolina at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 10 of September 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 26 of March 1819 and sent to J Franklin Esq
Surry County
Arrears to 4th of March 1819 $46.63
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819 48.
$94.63
Revolutionary claim, act 18th March, 1818.
Continue
Notif. sent to Hon Williams, H Reps.
23dd Dec 1820
Apr. 19, 1829
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State of N Carolina
Surry County, ss.
On this third day of March 1819, before me, the subscriber, one of the Judges of the Superior Court of Law for the said state personally appeared Joseph Hammons, aged sixty five years, resident in Surry County in the said state, who, being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress, entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That he, the said Joseph Hammons enlisted for the term of Eighteen Months in the year one thousand seven hundred & seventy seven in Lunenburgh in the state of Virginia in the company commanded by Captain Bell of the Regiment commanded by Colonel Davidson in the line of the State of Virginia on the Continental Establishment; that he continued to serve in the said corps, or in the service of the United States, until the Month of March 1779, when he was discharged from service in the state of New York, that he was in the battles of Brandy Wine & Monmouth Court House and that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support; and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services.
Sworn to and declared before me, the day and year aforesaid.
Joseph Hammons x his mark
Jno Paxton J.S
I, John Paxton Judge, &c. as aforesaid, do certify that it appears, to my satisfaction, that the said Joseph Hammons did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration, against the common enemy, for the term of eighteen months at one time, on the continental establishment; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken and had before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War, pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress. I am also satisfied that he needs the assistance of his country for support.
3d March 1819 Jno Paxton J.S.C
Seal of the Court.
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State of North Carolina
Surry County I Joseph Williams junr Clerk of the Superior Court of law for the County of Surry; do hereby certify that the Hon John Paxton who has subscribed his name to the within affidavit is one of the sworn & acting Judges of the Superior Court of law &c And that all due faith and credit ought to be given to his official acts In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand & have affixed the seal of my office to the same this 4th day of March AD 1819
J Williams Jun CSC
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Joseph Hammons
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State of North Carolina
Surry County August Term 1820
On this the 16th day of August 1820 personally appeared in open Court & being enacted a Court of Record by the laws of the State and opened and held as such this day for the County of Surry Joseph Hammons aged about 61 years resident in said County who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration Viz that he served in the Revolutionary War as follows that he enlisted under Capt Bell of the 14th Regt of Virginia Troops in Lunenburgh County in the State of Virginia for the term of 18 Months that in he continued in said Regiment or in the service of the U States til he was discharged A Middlebrook in Pennsylvania that he was in the battle of Brandywine and Monmouth Court House all which he presumes has appeared to the Secretary of War as he has obtained a certificate of pension dated 26th of March 1819 No. 8674 His first declaration was dated 18th September 1818
And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by gift sale or in any manner disposed of my property or any part thereof with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress entitled an act to provide
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for certain persons ingaged in the land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war. passed on the 18th day of March 1818 and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me any property or securities contracts or debts due to me nor have I any income other than what is contained in the Schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed
This declarant further states that he has one old horse creature and a colt worth forty dollars one axe worth one dollar 2 hogs worth $1.50 cents that he pays taxes for about thirty five acres of Land, but yet owes part of the purchase money to the amount of $40 haveing paid about $42 and the title yet remaining in the other party so that he does not considder himself fairly possessed of the land - That he is about 67 years old and so infirm that he is not able to support himself by manual Labour that he has four children all of whom are married and living to themselves
Sworn to and declared on this 16th day of August 1820 Joseph Hammons x his mark
Test Jo Williams CC
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State of North Carolina
Surry County I Joseph Williams clerk of the County Court of pleas & quarter sessions aforesaid; do hereby certify that the foregoing oath and the schedule thereto annexed; are true copies from the records of said Court, And I do further certify that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is ninety Seven dollars, fifty cents. In testimony of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court on the 19th day of November AD 1820
Jo Williams CC
By Jo Williams Jun DC
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 July 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows.
State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County On this 28th day of February 1845 personally appeared before me John M. Berry an associate Judge of the Circuit Court in and for the County of Monroe and state of Indiana Martha Hammons a resident of the County and State aforesaid aged Ninety years and who Says that She believes she is over ninety years of age who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838 entitled An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows - That she is the widow of Joseph Hammons who was as she believes a private during the Revolutionary war That she does not know when he entered the service nor at what period he left it She does not recollect if she ever knew under what officers he served nor where he served and respectfully gives reference to the testimony filed in the War Department of the United States upon which her said deceased husband Joseph Hammons was granted a pension in his life time when a resident of Surry County North Carolina and placed on the pension list of the agency of North Carolina that she believes he received his payment at
11718
Rd March 11. 1845
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Fayettesville in North Carolina - She respectfully gives further reference to the vouchers in her favor as testimony upon which she received the arrearages of pension due her said husband at the period of his decease -
She further declares that she was Martha Lantrum before she was Joined in Marriage with said Joseph Hammons which marriage was solemnized by one parson Craig in the Month of - in the year - and in Lunenburgh County in the State of Virginia to the best of her recollection - That the said husband Joseph Hammons as well as she recollects died the 19th day of April in the year of - in Surry County North Carolina - That she has no record proof of the said Marriage to Joseph Hammons, nor does she know of any such proof or of any person living whereby she could proove her said Marriage - That she was married to said Joseph Hammons about - years before the Capture of Cornwallis 
That she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service for which he first engaged which she thinks was for or continued about five years; But believes the said husband Joseph Hammons served a tour of six or eighteen months after said marriage - But the marriage took place previous to the first of January seventeen hundred and ninety-four viz at the time above stated during said Revolutionary war - That she emigrated to the state of Indiana with her daughter Martha and her son-in-law John Collins Five years past in whose family she has resided ever since - That she and her husband Joseph Hammons had the following named children viz James; Elizabeth, William
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and Martha - That from advanced age and bodily infirmities she is unable to attend Court to make this declaration - And that she is still the widow of the late Joseph Hammons before named - That his pension was ninety six dollars per annum as well as she recollects.
Martha Hammons x her mark
Witness
Thomas Carter
Jesse East
sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written before me and in presence of Thomas Carter and Jesse East
Before me
John M. Berry Associate judge
Monroe County Circuit Court.
State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County On this 28" day of February 1845. personally appeared before me Martha Collins John M. Berry an associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Monroe County Indiana Martha Collins aged fifty four years resident of said County and State and after being duly sworn by me according to law doth testify; That she is the daughter of Martha and Joseph Hammons - That her said father Joseph Hammons died in Surry County in the State of North Carolina on the 19" day of April in the year of - That her said father in his life time was a pensioner of the United States as she believed; That She recollects of his receiving Money which was spoken of as pension money to her father for his Service as a soldier in the Revolutionary war. That her Mother was brought to the State of Indiana by declarant and her husband John Collins Five years past that they all
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removed from Surry County North Carolina to Monroe County State of Indiana and have all lived together ever since - That to the best of her knowledge the foregoing declaration by her Mother Martha Hammons is true in substance that she declarant has heard it read - That she declarant does not recollect the period of the decease of her father; But believes it happened the 19" day of April in the year of - and occured in Surry County North Carolina - That the number and names of the children of her father and mother are as follows viz James who was last heard from resided in Giles County Virginia Elizabeth who married John Bryant when last heard of was resident of - County Kentucky William when last heard of resided in Maury County Tennessee and declarant Martha Collins of Monroe County State of Indiana being four in number -
Martha Collins x her mark
Witness
Thomas Carter
Jesse East
sworn to and subscribed the day and year above written in presence of Thomas Carter and Jesse East
Before me John M Berry Associate Judge
of the Circuit Court of Monroe County
Ia
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MBH Rev. War Section.
AW.
August 10, 1916.
Mrs. M. E. Hogan (or Hagan),
College Park,
Georgia.
Madam:
In response to your letter dated the 7" ultimo, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim R. 4544 it is stated that Joseph Hammons enlisted in Lunenburg County, Virginia early in 1777 and served as a Private in Captain Bell's company, Colonel Davidson's 14" Virginia regiment, that he was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth and was discharged in March 1779.
He married Martha Lantrum in Lunenburg County, Virginia, date not stated, he was 65 years of age in 1818 and died in Surry County, North Carolina, April 19, 1829.
They had the following children: James; Elizabeth, married John Bryant; William; Martha, 54 years of age in 1845, married John Collins March 31, year not stated.
There is no further family data on file.
Martha Hammons applied for pension February 28, 1845 while a resident of Monroe County, Indiana, aged 90 years,
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but her claim was rejected because of lack of proof of said service, her husband's pension having been improperly allowed.
Very respectfully,
E. C. Tieman
Acting Commissioner.
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State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County On this 28th day of February 1845. before me John M. Berry an associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Monroe County Indiana personally appeared John Collins of Monroe County State of Indiana aged Sixty eight years past who after being duly sworn according to law doth testify that he has been personally acquainted with Martha Hammons and have known her the identical person who has sworn to and subscribed the foregoing declaration to obtain the benefits of the act of Congress of July 7 1838 ever since he was aged fifteen years and further that he was acquainted with and knew her husband the late Joseph Hammons from the time he declarant was fifteen years old untill the decease of said Hammons which occurred in Surry County North Carolina in the year of - That he well recollects of said Joseph Hammons in his life time being generally known as an Revolutionary pensioner. That he declarant intermarried with Martha daughter of said Joseph & Martha Hammons: That they were married at the residence and in the dwelling house of the said Joseph & Martha Hammons on the 31st day of March in the year of - to the best of his recollection or - years ago - That the said Martha Hammons has been a resident in declarants family about twenty - years past and that she is still the widow of the late Joseph Hammons above identified and named in the declaration sworn to and subscribed
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as read to declarant as her act and deed That the said Joseph Hammons resided with me and in declarants family about two ears before his decease all of which to the best of his recollection
Witness his
Thomas Carter John Collins
Jesse East mark
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year last above written in presence of Thomas Carter and Jesse East
Before me
John M Berry Associate Judge
of the Circuit Court of Monroe County Va.
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Know all men by these presents that I Martha Hammons of Monroe County State of Indiana do hereby constitute and appoint George W. Hardin of said County and State of Indiana my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name to present my claim to a pension as the widow of Joseph Hammons deceased late of Surry County North-Carolina who was a soldier during the Revolutionary War and who was in his life time a pensioner of the United States on the Agency of North Carolina - The said Hardin is hereby directed to use any and all prudent and legal means to obtain for me my right to the benefits of the laws passed by Congress to which I am or may be entitled under the (laws) acts of Congress passed July 7. 1838 and 3rd March 1843 and June 17. 1844. and by virtue of this power of attorney present to the proper officer or agent of the United States my said claim to a pension and receive a certificate in my name for whatsoever amount to which I am or may be entitled as above mentioned hereby ratifying and confirming the acts and deeds of the said Attorney George W. Hardin as before written -
Given under my hand and seal this 28th day of February 1845. The word "Indiana" in the second line interlined before signed
Witness her
Jesse East Martha Hammons seal
John M Berry mark
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State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County Be it known that on the 28th day of February 1845 before the subscriber Thomas Carter a Justice of the peace in and for Monroe County and State of Indiana - personally appeared Martha Hammons above named and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney to be her act and deed in Testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal the day and year last above mentioned
Thomas Carter JP Seal
Justice of the peace
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April 28 1845.
G. W. Harding.
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579
Pension Office
April 28th 1845
Sir,
The papers in the case of Martha Hammons under the act of 7 July 1838 have been examined and filed
Claimants husband Joseph Hammons alleged he served 18 mo in the 14th Virginia Regiment under Cap Bell Col Davidson. The Rolls of that Regiment are in this Office, obtained since the adjustment of his Claim, and no such Officers as Col Davidson or Capt Bell appear to have been attached to it. Before Mr. Hammons case be allowed a pension she will be required to verify the alleged service of her husband by the record at Richmond.
The date of the marriage should be established by a certified Copy of the Marriage bond or license from the Clerks Office of Lunenburg County Virginia or by some other record or documentary evidence public or private, if attainable of which the Department must be satisfied before the testimony of witnesses can be received. The proofs now on file are wholly unsatisfactory.
Geo W. Harding Esq.
Bloomington
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11,718
March 11 1845
Cl. Martha Hammons,
July 7, 1838,
FREE
James L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington
City
No. 11718 
Hammons
Martha Hammons
widow of Joseph
Ind
Act 7 July 1838
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Bloomington Indiana March 3rd 1845
James L. Edwards Esqr. Comr. of pensions
Sir Enclosed I forward to you the papers and vouchers in a claim for a pension by Mrs. Martha Hammons - I will remark that the pensioners name under which this claim is made the sir name may be spelled Hammon (or) Hammonds instead of Hammons as I have written it - please give such information of the case as you deem necessary for me or the claimant
Respectfully your
Obt. Servt. &c.
George W. Hardin
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No 11718
Martha Hammons
Ind
Letter to George W. Harding 28 April 1845.
4544
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1916 Aug 10. history to M. E. Hogan [Letters in claim W. F. 7208, Samuel Steele] M.B.H
REJECTED
4544
P.O.
Martha Hammon
Service: widow of Joseph Enlisted: 18
Discharged: 18
Application filed: 18
Alleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.O.
Recognized. Contract.
Cert. of Dis. Searched for 18.
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Schedule of the property belonging to Joseph Hammons of the County of Surry and state of North-Carolina viz
One old horse creature and colt $40 - $40."
1 axe and two hogs $2.50 2:50
about 35 acres of Land but under the incumberances mentioned in the annexed declaration, and if valued not worth more than $35 } $35.00
Total $97:50
Sworn to in open Court Joseph x his mark Hammons
test Jo Williams CC
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Joseph Hammons
for a
Joseph Hammons
Pension -
Period of entering the service and leaving the same must be stated as well as the name of the Colo. who commanded the regt. in which he served-
Admitted.
20 Jany 1819
Hon Louis
Williams
Franklin
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State of North Carolina This 10th day of September 1818 before
Surry County me the Subscriber one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of law and Courts of agents for this state Personally appeared Joseph Hammons aged sixty five years, resident in the County of Surry State of North-Carolina, who having by me first duly Sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of of the United States in the revolutionary war; 
That he the said Joseph Hammons enlisted in the County of Lunenburg in the State of Virginia in the Early part of the year but the date not recollected. but in the Company commanded by Capt = Bell of 14th Regiment of the Virginia line- and that he continued to serve in the said Corps or in the service of the United States for the term of one year and six months and was discharged by Colo Davidson at Middlebrook. That he was in the Battles of Brandewine and Monmoth Courthouse. That he is in reduced Circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support. in farther proof of his enlistment &c. he tenders the accompanying affidavit of Dennis Laffoon. Sworn to and declared before me the day and year aforesaid
Henry Seawell Joseph x his mark Hammons
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State of North Carolina I, Henry Seawell Judge 
Surry County &c as aforesaid do Certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Joseph Hammons did serve in Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the Common enemy for the Term of one year and six months on the Continental establishment the he is in reduced circumstances and Stands in need of the assistance of his country for support, and I now transmit the proceedings - and testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War. pursuant to the directions of the before mentioned act of Congress of March the 18th 1818
Henry Seawell
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State of north Carolina This day Came before
Surry County 10th Sept. 1818 me Marshall Franklin a Justice of the peace for County of Surry. Dennis Laffoon who after being Duly Sworn according to Law says on his oath that it was a fact of [illegible] that Joseph Hammons did enlist into the Service of the United States in the County of Lunenburg and State of Virga. that he saw him when on his way to Join his Corps and knew well when he returned and have no Doubt of his having perfrd. the Service as Stated in his the Said Hammon's affidavit as within stated 
Sworn to and Subscribed
Dennis Laffoon
Test
M. Franklin JP
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State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County I John M. Berry an associate judge of the Circuit Court in and for Monroe County State of Indiana do hereby Certify that the foregoing declaration of Martha Hammons to obtain a pension was sworn to and subscribed the day and year therein expressed and in presence of Thomas Carter and Jesse East at the residence of John Collins of said County and State and which is situated thirteen or fourteen miles from Bloomington the County Seat of said Monroe County State aforesaid - That the said witnesses are each personally known by me to be residents of said County & State and are entitled to credit; That the said Thomas Carter is at this time an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and State and further that the declarations sworn to and subscribed by (each) Martha Collins and John Collins and witnessed by the before named Thomas Carter and Jesse East were (taken) subscribed and sworn to at the residence of the said John Collins and further that the said Martha Hammons is unable by reason of old age and bodily infirmities to appear in a Court of Record of said County to make said declaration and that said John Collins from appearance of long sickness and by his representations of his general disability of body is also unable to (attend) appear in Court to make said declaration and that the said declarations by the said Martha Hammons and Martha Collins and John Collins are each in Substance and to the best
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of their recollections the truth to my satisfaction and that the said Thomas Carter and Jesse East are residents about one mile from the residence of the said John Collins Given under my hand and seal this Twenty Eighth day of February 1845.
John M Berry Associate Judge seal
of the Circuit Court of Monroe County Indiana
State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County I William F. Browning Clerk of the Circuit Court of Monroe County and state of Indiana a Court of Record by virtue of the laws of the aforesaid state and having unlimited Jurisdiction as to amount do hereby certify that the Hon. John M. Berry before whome the foregoing declarations of Martha Hammons and Martha Collins and John Collins were sworn to and Subscribed was at that time and is now one of the associate Judges of the Circuit Court in and for Monroe County and State of Indiana duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature subscribed to the foregoing vouchers (say) four in number are genuine: I further Certify that Thomas Carter whose name appears to the foregoing certificate of acknowledgement of an power of attorney is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County of Monroe and state of Indiana duly commissioned and qualified and that his signature thereto is genuine - Given under my hand and the seal of said Court this Third day of March 1845
Wm F. Browning Clerk
Protem C. C. M. Co. Ia.
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State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County Be it known that on this 3rd day of March 1845 personally appeared in the Commissioners Court now sitting (in Bloomington) in and for the County of Monroe and state of Indiana The Hon. John M. Berry of said County and State an associate Judge of the Circuit Court in and for said County & state and after being duly Sworn according to law made oath that the foregoing declarations and testimony comprising two and a half sheets or ten pages purporting to be vouchers in order to obtain for Martha Hammons a pension under the act of Congress passed July 7. 1838. were taken before him and completed in his presence and by him as Therein expressed
John M. Berry.

Sworn to and Subscribed by the above named John M. Berry in the Commissioners Court now sitting a Court of record by virtue of the laws of the State of Indiana in and for Monroe County State of Indiana Given under my hand and seal the day and year last above written
Benjamin Neeld M. Co. C.
M. C. I
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State of Indiana SS.
Monroe County I William C Turkington Auditor of Monroe County State of Indiana and Clerk of the Commissioners Court in and for said County and State do hereby certify that said Court is a Court of Record by virtue of the laws of the said State That The Hon John M. Berry testified to and Subscribed in open Court the foregoing declaration - That Benjamin Neeld who has certified thereto is duly commissioned and qualified into said office as Judge or commissioner of Said Court and is the Resident Judge of the said Court and as to the legality and truth of the foregoing declarations and vouchers hereto united under the seal of my office the said Court is fully Satisfied In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of my office this 3d day of March in the year of 1845.
William C Turkington
Auditor M.C. Ia. and
Clerk of Commissioners Court