Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 5171, James Holmes, S.C.
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(3-1776)
SERVICE
S.C.

NUMBER
R.5171

Holmes, James 
Holloms
Halloms
Hallows

CONTENTS
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33.544
James Holmes
Tennessee

Hon W. C. Dunlop
H R
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832.
State of Tennessee Perry County 
On the 23rd day of January 1836 personally appeared in open Court before the County
Court of the said County, James Holmes a resident of Perry County the State of Tennessee aged
68 who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following
Declarations in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress as of
June 7th 1832 that he entered into the Army of the United States in the year of '79 with
Lieutenant Farrow [Thomas Farrar] and served in the Regiment in the South Carolina line of the
Continental line under the following named Officers Capt. Benjamin Tutt His Col's name he thinks was Williamson [Andrew Williamson], he Declarant being young can not tell all of his officers as near as he can recollect he left the service in the Spring of 1782 he served two years
and a half he entered the Service in Spartanburg District South Carolina; from thence he marched through Greenville District South Carolina to Seneca Fort on Savannah River he was not in any Battle—was taken at said Fort and put out on payroll [parole].
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state.
Sworn to and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid.
James Holmes X his mark
Test: Jesse Taylor, Clerk
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and the Court doth now declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
s/ T. S. Pains JP
Wm Ward JP
Richd. Hill, JP

I, Jesse Taylor, Clerk of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for said Perry County, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Holmes for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand and seal of office this 23rd Day of January 1836.
s/ Jesse Taylor, Clerk
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REJECTED
5171
James Holmes
or
James Holloms
or 
James Halloms
or 
James Hallows

Application filed:    , 18
W. C. Dunlop April 4, 1856
[illegible]
Alleges:     
Re-enlisted:
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Suspended
Let 4 April
1836 to Hon W. C. 
Dunlop
let to R. H. Hawthorn
August 26 th / 45
do to same Sept. 12. 1845
 Ezra Holstead July 7 1840.
5171
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Rej File No
5171
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Act 1828
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Columbia
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S.C,

W T Doherty Esq.
Perryville
Tennessee 

Mail
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Secretary's Office
Columbia 5. Augt. 1835.

W.T. Doherty Esq.

Sir,
Yours relating to the business of James Holmes has come to hand. I have examined the Books
and other vouchers of settlement of accounts for military services rendered in this State during the Revolutionary war. Among which I find the name of James Holmes, but the original account rendered by him is lost or mislaid, so that a copy of it cannot be made & certified. But on the envelope of the account in the following Indorsement made by the Commnr. of the Treasury, to whom the account was presented for settlement Viz "Mr James Holmes account of 133 days pay in Cap. Tutts Independent Company in 1779. amounting to $7.2.6 Stg." Which account was passed and an Indent issued to him for the amt. as appears by a memorandum in the margin of the Indent Book. Also made by the said Commr. of the Treasury in the following words Vizt "No 148. Issued 11. May 1785 to Mr. James Holmes for £7.2.6 Stg. for133 days duty in Capt .Tutt Independent Company in 1779, as per acct. audited" as I have not been able to find the original account of Mr. Holmes so that a copy could be made and certified. I have presented you the above memoranda, and request your further instructions on the subject, should you be of Opinion that the above facts properly Authenticated, will answer his purpose with the general Government,  as well as a copy of the
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his Original account would do, (of which I can have no doubt) you will let me know and it shall be forth with transmitted to you, and at the same
have you write for the certificate, you can enclose the fees of Office which will be
Five dollars
I remain
Your most Obl
B. H. Saxon
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Pension  Office 
R H Hawthorn Esq
Chalk Level
Tennessee
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Pension Office
Sept. 12, 1845
Sir,
The supplemental declaration of James Holmes claiming a pension under the act of 7d June 1832, has been examined and filed with his other papers. Claimant alleges he enlisted in 1780 in South Carolina and left the service in 1783. Agreeably to his own declaration at the time of his enlistment he was but twelve years old, and was only fifteen at the close of the War too young to incur the responsibility, or to perform
the duties of a Soldier. Accompanying his former declaration was a letter from the Comptroller General of South Carolina Showing that James Holmes had received a certificate for £7.2.6 Sterling, for One hundred and thirty three days service in Capt. Tutts Company in 1779. This letter bears date prior to that of his declaration and no doubt furnished the ground work upon which his claim was built but as this Applicant was at the Settlement of this Account eleven years old only, the Department was well satisfied that that service was not performed by him
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This claim cannot be admitted unless the service
be established by the certificate of the Comptroller Genl of South Carolina, or some other record proof of a high Order.
  I am, Very Respectfully
Your Obt Sert.

Robert H. Hawthorn Esq
Chalk Level Tennessee
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June 20, 1846
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Benjamin Barnes
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J L Edwards Esq

Comm of Pensions 
Washington  City 
D. C.
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South Harpeth Tennessee
May 25th 1846

J. L. Edwards Esqr
Sir
Please inform me if the application of Benjamin Barnes of Davidson County Tennessee (for a pension) has ever been received at your office-- If it has been received what were the objections & application was made some 9 or 10 years since.
Also has the application of James Holmes of Perry County Ten for a pension been received-- The papers in this case were presented by the Hon David Crockett. Your compliance will much oblige

Your Obedient Servt
Ezra Holstead
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Free

Perryville Tn
Feby 25th

The Honorable
David Crockett
Washington  City 
D. C.
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For the purpose of obtaining of the benefits of an “Act for the relief of certain Surviving Officers
and Soldiers of the Revolution approved the 15th Day 1828” I James Holloms of Perry County in
the State of Tennessee do hereby declare that I enlisted in the Continental line of the Revolution
for and during the Term of three years or during the War and continued in the same until its
termination at which period I was a private in Captain Benjamin Tutt's Company the Regiment if
numbered at all is not recollected – And I also declare that I also afterwards received a certificate
for the reward of eighty Dollars to which I was in entitled under a resolve of Congress passed the
"15 May 1778." And I further declare that I was not on the 15th of March 1828 on the pension
list of the United States.
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 30th August 1829.
S/ W. S. Britt, JP
James Halloms X his mark

State of Tennessee Perry County
I William Jarman, Clerk of the court of pleas and quarter sessions for the County of Perry, Do hereby certify
that William S. Britt Esquire before whom the foregoing affidavits were
sworn was at the time an acting justice of the peace and duly empowered to administer oaths
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and there being no seal of office of here annex my private seal at office in Perryville this 30th August 1829. s/  W Jarman Clerk
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Know all men by these presents that I James Halloms
of the County of Perry and State of Tennessee do hereby
constitute and appoint Jared S. Allen of the County of
Perry and State aforesaid my true and lawfull attorney
with a power of substitution for me and in my name
to receive from the United States the amount of pay now
due to me under the act for the relief of certain Surviving
Officers and Soldiers of the Revolution approved
the "15 day of May 1828" as a private in Capt Benjamin
Tutts Company (Regiment not recollected) witness my
hand and seal this the 30 day of Augt 1829
Sealed and delivered
W S Britt
J. S. Allen
James Halloms
his X mark

State of Tennessee
Perry County
This day personally appeared before
me W.S. Britt an acting Justice of the peace
for the County and State aforesaid James Halloms whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing power of attorney
and acknowledged the same to be his act and
deed witness my hand and seal this 30th day of Augt
1829
W. J. Britt
James Halloms
his X mark

Before me appeared W.S. Britt an acting
justice of the peace for said County of Perry
and State of Tennessee personally appeared Jared
S. Allen, the attorney name in the foregoing power
of attorney and made oath that the foregoing
power of attorney was not given to him by reason
of any transfer or of any attachment levey or
seizure by any legal process whatever of the
pay therein authorized to be [real?]
but that the said pay was intended
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Wholy to ensure Wholy to the benefit
of the person by whom the said power was executed
Witness my hand this the 31st August 1829. Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30 Sept 1829.
s/ W.S. Britt P J.S. Allen
Before me Joseph Browne an acting Justice of the peace in the County of Perry and State of Tennessee
Personally appeared this day William Holmes
And Absalom Denton and made Oath severally that James Holloms by whom the foregoing Declaration was subscribed is generally reputed
and believed to have been a private soldier in the Revolution in manner as therein stated this the 31 August 1829.
Attests Joseph Brown JP
s/ Wm Holmes
Absolam Denton his X mark

I Joseph Brown presiding Justice of the Court of pleas and quarter Sessions of the County of Perry and State of Tenessee do
hereby certify that William Jarmon
is the lawfull and acting Clerk of said County and that his certificate is in the form prescribed by law. Given under my hand and & seal
this 29th day of Augt 1829
Joseph Browne JC
Chairman of Court
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James Hollams
Declaration

As a Soldier of the 
Revolution


Hon. D Crockett  H.R
Dec. 21 1829
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State of Tennessee Dickson County
This day the undersigned witness appeared before me John W Napier and acting Justice for
said County and maketh oath that one James Holloms was a Soldier enlisted in the Revolution
Contest between America & Great Britain and Served as a Soldier during said war under Captain Benjamin Tutt, Lieutenant Richard Tutt, 2nd Thomas Farrar the Regiment not recollected near Seneca Fort State of South Carolina.
 Given under our hands this 23rd January 1829
Subscribed & sworn to before me this day & date above written
S/ J. W. Napier, JP 
William Miller X his mark
Hannah Saddler, X her mark
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State of Tennessee Dickson County
I Field Farrar Clerk of the Court of pleas and
quarter sessions in and for said County do hereby certify
that the within named John W. Napier Esquire is
and was at the time his name appears to have
been signed officially to the within affidavit
one of the acting Justices of the peace in and
for said County and that all legal faith and
credit is and ought to be given to his official
acts as such
In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said
Court at office in
Charlotte this 23d day
of January 1829
Field Farrar Clerk
of said Court

State of Tennessee Dickson County
I Richard C. Napier Chairman of the
County Court of pleas and
quarter sessions in and for said County
do hereby certify that the above named Field Farrar is and was at
the time of signing his name officially to his certificate above acting
Clerk of said Court duly appointed and qualified as such
and that all legal faith and credit is and should be given to his
official acts as such. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 15th day of September 1829.
R. C. Napier, Chairman
of said Court
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Revolutionary  Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
20 Dec 1830.
James Holms  of _ in the county of
Perry in the State of Tennessee has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled " An act for the relief of certain surviving officers 
and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain [Benjamin]  Tutts 's company, in the regiment of the South Carolina
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary.
F.A. Dickins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
28. December 1830
It further appears that James Holms- is not now on the pension
list of  any  agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826
The name of James Holms cannot be
found among those of the South Carolina  line to whom certificates were issued for the gratuity
of Eighty Dollars -
s/ Peter Hagner Audr
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Revolutionary  Claims.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
26 March 1830.
James Hallows  of  in the county of
Perry in the State of Tennessee has applied to the Secretary
of the Treasury for the benefits of the act, entitled " An act for the relief of certain surviving officers 
and soldiers of the Revolution," approved the 15th of May, 1828.  He states that he enlisted in the Continental line of the army of the Revolution, for and during the war, and continued until its termination, at which period he was a Private in captain Tutt's or Sutts' company, in the regiment of the South Carolina
line; and that he received a certificate for the reward of eighty dollars, provided by the resolve of the 15th of May, 1778; and further, that he was not on the 15th day of May, 1828, on the pension list of the United States, and that he has received as a pensioner since the 3d of March, 1826, nothing
The Third Auditor is requested to report how far the several statements are corroborated by the
records in his office.
By Order of the Secretary.
F.A. Dickins.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
THIRD AUDITOR'S OFFICE
27th . March 1830
It further appears that James Hallows- is not now on the pension
list of  any  agency, and has not been so since the 3rd March 1826
The name of James Hallows cannot be
found among those of the South Carolina  line 
to whom certificates for the gratuity of Eighty Dollars were issued -
s/ Peter Hagner Audr
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War Dept, Bounty Land Office
April 1st 1830
The name of James Hallows does not appear on the
Records of the South Carolina line, on file in this office,
among those entitled to Bounty Land of the U. States, or, to whom a Land warrant was issued.
Wm Gordon
.
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Revolutionary Claims
Perryville Tennessee
18th February 1831
Sir:
I received your letter requesting me to transmit to you some further information respecting my claim as a soldier of the revolution.  South Carolina is the state in which I served, but as to the regiment to which I belonged I cannot recollect or make any proof.  You will perceive by a search of the records, that I have drawn  my bounty land.  You will also see that William Holloms, my father, who served at the same time, and in the same regiment with and has drawn his bounty land or at least I drew it as heir to him.  If this statement will be of any service to you in reviewing my Name I shall be very happy as I am in great need of some assistance but it is entirely out of my power to make any farther proof of the subject as the man by whom I made my proof is now dead.
Very respectfully,
Yours &c
s/James Holloms
Mr S.D. Ingham
Sec. of the  Treasury
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Col Crocket Sir:
I received your letter by your
son, and tender to you my greatful acknowledgments for your attention to my claim - I send herewith a letter
to the treasurer which I wish you to hand to him, and do all you can in my favour, and I do assure you the favour shall be held in greatful remembrance.
You will please inform him that I have drawn my bounty land as this letter will show him, and if he will examine the records he will find it so, and
that I also drew my fathers at the same time. there is no doubt sir but what my claim is as just a one as any in the United States. I served
three year, which I have no doubt will be found upon the records to be a fact - though it is out of my power to make any further proof
but if it is found that my statements are correct, it ought to be the same as if I had proven it -
Col. you know me very well; I have always done all for you that in my power lay and always shall, and I want you to help me out
if you possibly can, and I shall ever be recollected with gratitude - please write to me and let me know how you come on, and accept
of the best wishes of your old friend for your prosperity and success, in every thing you may undertake that is good - Very respectfully Yours &c
s/ James Holloms
Col D. Crocket
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J L Edwards, Esq. Commissioner 
of Pensions 
Washington City 
Columbia  District 
Pension  office 

Chalk Level Ten
July - 10th 1845

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30
July 21. 1845
Appl dec
James Holmes
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J L Edwards, Esq. Commissioner 
of Pensions 
Washington City 

30

Columbia  District 
Pension  office 

[illegible] Leu
July - 10th 1845

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July 21. 1845
Appl dec
James Holmes
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State of Tennessee Chalk Level
July 9th 1845
Dr Sir
I herewith enclosed
I send you the papers in support of the claim of
James Holmes who has made an application
heretofore for a pension. I am informed that
it was not allowed on account of his having
age for enlistment The reasons are set forth
in this declaration. I am but slightly acquainted
with him in person but I have made enquiry
of others, gentlemen of veracity & who informing me
that he is a man of high honor and is believed
universally to have served as he states in his
declaration. The reason why I have not forwarded
to you long since is that my wife has been
so very low for near two years that I could
not leave home and tried to get Mr. Holmes
to get somebody else to attend to it for he has
plenty around him but he is quite helpless
with flush and old age certain it is that I
have no personal acquaintance with you but
be assured that I could not be induced to put
pen on paper to make out a declaration that
I believed to be false for my veracity please
call on the Hon C. John Postmaster General
with whom I am acquainted please to ensure
the records for Mr. Holmes and see if his
declaration corresponds with the records Your
Obedient servant
s/ Robert H. Hawthorn
J. L Edwards Esqr
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Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June 1832
State of Tennessee Perry County
On this 27th day of July eighteen hundred and forty three before me William Horner one of the acting justices of the peace in and for County, James Holmes a resident of Perry County and State of Tennessee aged about seventy five years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made made by the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year seventeen hundred and eighty for the term of three years, with  Benjamin Tutt, Capt., Richard Tutt first Lieutenant and Thomas
Farrow [Farrar], second Lieutenant and served under the following named officers (viz.) General
Williamson [Andrew Williamson], Captain Benjamin Tutt, Lieutenant Richard Tutt and Thomas
Farrow, second Lieutenant. The Colonel and Major he does not recollect but he thinks he left the
service in 1783 he then resided in the State of South Carolina in Greenville District in which district he enlisted with the advice and consent of his father when a small boy just barely able to bear Arms when he first entered the service in the same company with his father. Then he
marched from Greenville district to Seneca a fort on Savannah River. At which place he staid and not far from it for the term of one year and then was furloughed and he returned home to see his mother and to get some better health and staid some few weeks and then returned to the Fort agreeable to his
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Furlough and then remained in actual service for near one  year longer and was again Furloughed and sent again home and returned agreeable to furlough and some time after he was taken sick and his father hired a man to serve in his place and that the fort Seneca
 was surrendered and before he recovered the War ended
And He further states that he drew his patent of two hundred acres of land and laid the same in Greenville district in South Carolina and he hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or an annuity, except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State in the United States.
 Sworn to and subscribed the day
and year aforesaid
James Holmes X his mark
Attest William Homer JP
Robert H Hawthorn

State of Tennessee Perry County
I William Homer one  of the acting justices of the peace for Perry County and State of Tennessee do certify that James Holmes the subscriber to the above declaration was duly Sworn according to law and did subscribe to the same 
Given under my hand and official
Seal this 27th day of July A.D. 1843
s/ William Homer Justice of the  peace for Perry County 
the above was interlined before it was assigned
Given under my hand the day and date above written
s/ William Homer JP
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State of Tennessee Perry County
Personally appeared James Holmes the foregoing subscriber to the foregoing declaration before one William Homer one of the acting justices of the peace in and for Perry County and after being duly sworn according to law doth on his oath say that he does not know exactly his age for he is an unlettered man and cannot read or write and therefore has not been able to keep any record of his age or of the exact times or dates that he entered the service but he knows that he did serve as set forth in the declaration before written that he has made application for a pension in 1832 or 1833 and then exhibited the evidence of William Miller and Hannah Saddler to support his claim.  He also knows that he received his bounty land as agreed upon when he enlisted from the State of South Carolina 
Sworn to and subscribed on this 27th day of July 1843
James Holmes X his mark

State of Tennessee Perry County Personally appeared before me
William Homer an acting justice of the peace for Perry County Samuel Holmes Benjamin Denton and
Moses Whitson And after being duly sworn according to law do on their oath say they are well acquainted with James Holmes the subscriber to the foregoing declaration that he is a man of high respectability and undoubted veracity and that he
is reputed to be a revolutionary Soldier & to have
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Served as set forth by him that the said James Holmes is universally believed to be a revolutionary solder among his acquaintances and neighborhood.
Sworn to and subscribed to the day and year before written 
Before me William Homer JP
Samuel Holmes
Benjamin Denton
Moses Whitson

State of Tennessee Perry County
I William Homer one of the acting justices of the peace in and for Perry County do certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Samuel Holmes Benjamin Denton and Moses Whitson that they are men of high respectability and undoubted veracity also that I am personally acquainted with James Holmes the subscriber to the foregoing declaration that from old age and bodily infirmity he is unable to attend court that he is a man of high respectability and undoubted veracity and was duly sworn according to law and did subscribe to the amended part of his declaration given under my hand and official seal this 27th day of July 1843.
s/ William Homer
Justice of the peace for Perry County
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State of Tennessee Perry County
I Thomas M Brashear
Clerk of the County Court of said County hereby certify that
William Homer was a magistrate at the date of the foregoing certificates and the foregoing signatures purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office this 28th day of June 1845
s/ Thos M. Brashear Clerk

State of Tennessee Perry County
I John A Rains chairman and presiding magistrate of the County Court of Perry County do hereby certify that Thomas M. Brashear is Clerk of the County Court of Perry
County and that his certificate is in due form of law and that the above signature purporting to be his
is genuine given under my hand and seal this 28th day of June 1845
s/ John A Rains
Chairman & presiding magistrate