Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6617, for Alex Mc Clanahan, Virginia

Va.
McClanahan, Alex.
P. 6617

Important

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Sarah M c Clanahan widow of Alexander Alabama
Lt. J. S. D. R. N. Gullaher June 28/36
66 17
219474
Ad. July 7. 1838

National Claim Agency, and Land Warrant Office, TODD'S MARBLE BUILDING.
Washington City, June 23 1856.
Dear Sir:
Your favor of _____ at hand. Contents noted.
Enclosed we see sent Application of Mrs Sarah M c Clanahan, widow of Alexander M c Clanahan, of Capt. May's Company, Revolution, Virginia service - for Pension under act of 1838 - We also enclose her application for Bounty Land - under act 1835 -
Con of Pension -
Land claim taken out Adams June 23/56
Very Respectfully, Jno. S. & R. H. Gallaher. Per H. H. Gallaher.

No. ....
CLAIM OF
John D. McLanahan, son and heir of Alexander McLanahan deceased
Co. .... Reg't,
..... Vols.
For
Royalty land.
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
FILED BY
J. C. DePUTRON,
Late Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Office,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

THIS FORM may be EXECUTED before any OFFICER AUTHORIZED to ADMINISTER OATHS for GENERAL PURPOSES.
POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Know all Men by these Presents, That I John D. McBlanahan ,  If the soldier be dead his name and the claimant's relationship to him; should be  heir of Estate of Alexander McBlanahan, soldier of Regiment,  written on this line  of Revolutionary War Vols., residing at Hartselle, in the County of Morgan and State of Alabama,
J. C. DePUTRON of Washington, D. C.
my true and lawful attorney, irrevocable for me, and in my name, place and stead, hereby annulling and revoking all former Powers of Attorney or authorizations whatever in the premises, to prosecute to final completion before any Bureau, Department, or other tribunal having cognizance thereof, my claim to Bounty Law
due said said Alexander McBlanahan, Original Bounty  Law warrant has been issued, but has been lost by  soldier  claimant before his death, Duplicate to be issued,
and to, from time to time furnish any further evidence that may be demanded, or considered necessary, giving and granting, to him, my said attorney, full power and authority to do, and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if personally present at the doing thereof, with full power of substitution and revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that my said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 11 th day of June , in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety. one
William M. Sowell  William B. Landlin (Two witnesses who can write must sign here in every case.)
John D. McBlanahan

State of Alabama , County of Morgan , ss.,
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 17 th day of June A. D. 18 91 before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for the aforesaid County and State, personally appeared John D. McLanahan to me well known to be the identical person who executed the foregoing Power of Attorney, and I hereby certify that the same having been first fully read over to him and the contents thereof duly explained, acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed; and that I have no interest in the claim.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of office, the day and year last above written.
James W. Loggans (Signature) a Justice of the Peace (Official Character.)

land who shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, or receive or retain any greater compensation for his services or instrumentality in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than is herein provided, or for payment thereof at any other time or in any other manner than is herein provided, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due such pensioner or claimant, or the land-warrant issued to any such claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall for every such offense be fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
APPROVED JULY 4, 1884.
RETURN BOTH COPIES.
No. _____
PENSION CLAIM OF
John D. McLaughlin  (Name of claimant.)  son & heir of deceased  McLaughlin, late S.
Co. _____ Reg't. _____
Vols. _____
FEE AGREEMENT.
FILED BY
J. C. DEPUTRON,
(Late Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Office.)
Attorney for Claimant,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

(Execute and Return BOTH Forms.)
This form of fee contract is prescribed by the Commissioner of Pensions and approved by the Secretary of the Interior July 8, 1884, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 4, 1884.
TO BE EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO CLAIMANT.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Whereas I, John D. McClanahan, heir of estate of Alexander McClanahan,
late a _____ in Company _____, of the _____ Regiment of _____ (Rank.) Volunteers, war of The Revolution, having made application for pension under the laws of the United States:
Now this Agreement Witnesseth, That for and in consideration of services done and to be done in the premises I hereby agree to allow my attorney,
J. C. DePUTRON, of Washington, D. C.,
the fee of TWENTY-FIVE (25) DOLLARS, which shall include all amounts to be paid for any services in the furtherance of said claim; and said fee shall not be demanded by or payable to my said attorney, in whole or in part, except in case of the granting of my pension by the Commissioner of Pensions; and that the same shall be paid to him in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4768 and 4769 of the Revised Statutes United States.
Wittie M. Loveady
Littleton B. Sandlin [Two persons who can write must sign here.]
John D. McClanahan [Signature of claimant.]
Hartselle, Morgan Co., Ala. [Post-Office address.]
State of Alabama, County of Morgan, ss:
Be it known, That on this, the 23 d day of June, A. D. 1891, personally appeared John D. McClanahan, the above named, who, after having had read over to him, in the hearing and presence of the two attesting witnesses, the contents of the foregoing articles of agreement, voluntarily signed and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed.
[L. S.]
James M. Pagan [Official signature.] Justice of the Peace [Official title.]
NOTE.—The claimant can execute this before any officer authorized to administer oaths.
Attorney's Acceptance.
Leave the following blank, making no insertions whatever in it.
AND NOW, to wit, this 23 d day of June A. D. 1891, I accept the provisions contained in the foregoing articles of agreement, and will, to the best of my ability, endeavor faithfully to represent the interest of the claimant in the premises; and I hereby certify that I have received from the claimant above named the sum of _____ dollars and no more; _____ dollars being for fee, and the sum of _____ dollars being for postage and other expenses; and that these agreements have been executed in duplicate without additional cost to the claimant, as required by law, in excess of the fee above named, the said agent making no charge therefor.
WITNESS my hand the year and day above written.
J. C. DePUTRON, [Signature of attorney.]
District of Columbia, City of Washington, ss:
Personally came J. C. DePUTRON, whom I know to be the person he represents himself to be, and who, having signed the above acceptance of agreement, acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 23 d day of June, 1891.
Geo. A. Ferry [Signature of Notary Public.] Notary Public.
Commissioner's Approval.
APPROVED FOR TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and payable to J. C. DePUTRON, of Washington, D. C., the recognized attorney.
Commissioner of Pensions.

land who shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, or receive or retain any greater compensation for his services or instrumentality in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than is herein provided, or for payment thereof at any other time or in any other manner than is herein provided, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due such pensioner or claimant, or the land-warrant issued to any such claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall for every such offense be fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
APPROVED JULY 4, 1884.
RETURN BOTH COPIES.
No. ....
PENSION CLAIM OF
John D. McLanahan (Name of claimant.) son and heir of Alexander McLanahan deceased.
Co. .... Reg't. .... Vols. ....
FEE AGREEMENT.
FILED BY
J. C. DEPUTRON,
(Late Principal Examiner U. S. Pension Office.)
Attorney for Claimant,
WASHINGTON, D. C.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANT.
THIS CONTRACT IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, BUT NOT COMPULSORY.
READ THE FOLLOWING COPY OF THE STATUTE.
Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled
SEC. 3. That section 4785 of the Revised Statutes is hereby re-enacted and amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 4785. No agent or attorney or other person shall demand or receive any other compensation for his services in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than such as the Commissioner of Pensions shall direct to be paid to him, not exceeding $25; nor shall such agent, attorney, or other person demand or receive such compensation, in whole or in part, until such pension or bounty land claim shall be allowed: Provided , That in all claims allowed since June 20, 1878, where it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Pensions that the fee of $10, or any part thereof, has not been paid, he shall cause the same to be deducted from the pension, and the pension agent to pay the same to the recognized attorney."
SEC. 4. That section 4786 of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
"SEC. 4786. The agent or attorney of record in the prosecution of the case may cause to be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions duplicate articles of agreement without additional cost to the claimant, setting forth the fee agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall be executed in the presence of and certified by some officer competent to administer oaths. In all cases where application is made for pension or bounty land, and no agreement is filed with the Commissioner as herein provided, the fee shall be $10, and no more. And such articles of agreement as may hereafter be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions are not authorized, nor will they be recognized except in claims for original pensions, claims for increase of pension on account of a new disability, in claims for restoration where a pensioner's name has been or may hereafter be dropped from the pension rolls on testimony taken by a special examiner, showing that the disability or cause of death, on account of which the pension was allowed, did not originate in the line of duty, and in cases of dependent relatives whose names have been or may hereafter be dropped from the rolls on like testimony, upon the ground of non-dependence, and in such other cases of difficulty and trouble as the Commissioner of Pensions may see fit to recognize them: Provided , That no greater fee than $10 shall be demanded, received, or allowed in any claim for pension or bounty land granted by special act of Congress, nor in any claim for increase of pension on account of the increase of the disability for which the pension has been allowed: And provided further , That no fee shall be demanded, received, or allowed in any claim for arrears of pension or arrears of increase of pension allowed by any act of Congress passed subsequent to the date of the allowance of the original claims in which such arrears of pension or of increase of pension may be allowed."
And if in the adjudication of any claim for pension in which such articles of agreement have been or may hereafter be filed it shall appear that the claimant had, prior to the execution thereof, paid to the attorney any sum for his services in such claim, and the amount so paid is not stipulated therein, then every such claim shall be adjudicated in the same manner as though no articles of agreement had been filed, deducting from the fee of $10 allowed by law such sum as claimant shall show that he has paid to his said attorney.
Any agent or attorney or other person instrumental in prosecuting any claim for pension or bounty land who shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, or receive or retain any greater compensation for his services or instrumentality in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than is herein provided, or for payment thereof at any other time or in any other manner than is herein provided, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due such pensioner or claimant, or the land-warrant issued to any such claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall for every such offense be fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
APPROVED JULY 4, 1884.

(Execute and Return BOTH Forms.)
This form of fee contract is prescribed by the Commissioner of Pensions and approved by the Secretary of the Interior July 8, 1884, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved July 4, 1884.
TO BE EXECUTED IN DUPLICATE WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COST TO CLAIMANT.
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
Whereas I, John D. McLanahan, heir of estate of Alexander McLanahan, deceased
late a _____ in Company _____, of the _____ Regiment of _____ (Rank.) Volunteers, war of the Revolution, having made application for _____ under the laws of the United States:
Now this Agreement Witnesseth, That for and in consideration of services done and to be done in the premises I hereby agree to allow my attorney,
J. C. DePUTRON, of Washington, D. C.,
the fee of TWENTY-FIVE (25) DOLLARS, which shall include all amounts to be paid for any services in the furtherance of said claim; and said fee shall not be demanded by or payable to my said attorney, in whole or in part, except in case of the granting of my _____ by the Commissioner of Pensions; and that the same shall be paid to him in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4768 and 4769 of the Revised Statutes United States.
1) Willie M. Sowards
2) Littleton B. Sandlin
[Two persons who can write must sign here.]
X John D. McLanahan [Signature of claimant.]
Hartselle, Morgan Co., Ala. [Post-Office address.]
State of Alabama, County of Morgan, ss:
Be it known, That on this, the 11th day of June, A. D. 1891, personally appeared John D. McLanahan, the above named, who, after having had read over to him, in the hearing and presence of the two attesting witnesses, the contents of the foregoing articles of agreement, voluntarily signed and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed.
[L. S.]
James M. Laggan [Official signature.]
Master of the Docket [Official title.]
NOTE - The claimant can execute this before any officer authorized to administer oaths.
Attorney's Acceptance.
Leave the following blank, making no insertions whatever in it.
AND NOW, to wit, this 23rd day of June A. D. 1891, I accept the provisions contained in the foregoing articles of agreement, and will, to the best of my ability, endeavor faithfully to represent the interest of the claimant in the premises; and I hereby certify that I have received from the claimant above named the sum of _____ dollars and no more; _____ dollars being for fee, and the sum of _____ dollars being for postage and other expenses; and that these agreements have been executed in duplicate without additional cost to the claimant, as required by law, in excess of the fee above named, the said agent making no charge therefor.
WITNESS my hand the year and day above written.
J. C. DePUTRON [Signature of attorney.]
District of Columbia, City of Washington, ss:
Personally came J. C. DePUTRON, whom I know to be the person he represents himself to be, and who, having signed the above acceptance of agreement, acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed.
WITNESS my hand and seal this 23rd day of June, 1891.
Geo E. Berry Notary Public.
Commissioner's Approval.
APPROVED FOR TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS and payable to J. C. DePUTRON, of WASHINGTON, D. C., recognized attorney.
Commissioner of Pensions.

NOTICE TO CLAIMANT.
THIS CONTRACT IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE LAW, BUT NOT COMPULSORY.
READ THE FOLLOWING COPY OF THE STATUTE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled—
SEC. 3. That section 4785 of the Revised Statutes is hereby re-enacted and amended so as to read as follows:
“SEC. 4785. No agent or attorney or other person shall demand or receive any other compensation for his services in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than such as the Commissioner of Pensions shall direct to be paid to him, not exceeding $25; nor shall such agent, attorney, or other person demand or receive such compensation, in whole or in part, until such pension or bounty land claim shall be allowed: Provided , That in all claims allowed since June 20, 1878, where it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Pensions that the fee of $10, or any part thereof, has not been paid, he shall cause the same to be deducted from the pension, and the pension agent to pay the same to the recognized attorney.”
SEC. 4. That section 4786 of the Revised Statutes is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
“SEC. 4786. The agent or attorney of record in the prosecution of the case may cause to be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions duplicate articles of agreement without additional cost to the claimant, setting forth the fee agreed upon by the parties, which agreement shall be executed in the presence of and certified by some officer competent to administer oaths. In all cases where application is made for pension or bounty land, and no agreement is filed with the Commissioner as herein provided, the fee shall be $10, and no more. And such articles of agreement as may hereafter be filed with the Commissioner of Pensions are not authorized, nor will they be recognized except in claims for original pensions, claims for increase of pension on account of a new disability, in claims for restoration where a pensioner's name has been or may hereafter be dropped from the pension rolls on testimony taken by a special examiner, showing that the disability or cause of death, on account of which the pension was allowed, did not originate in the line of duty, and in cases of dependent relatives whose names have been or may hereafter be dropped from the rolls on like testimony, upon the ground of non-dependence, and in such other cases of difficulty and trouble as the Commissioner of Pensions may see fit to recognize them: Provided , That no greater fee than $10 shall be demanded, received, or allowed in any claim for pension or bounty land granted by special act of Congress, nor in any claim for increase of pension on account of the increase of the disability for which the pension has been allowed: And provided further , That no fee shall be demanded, received, or allowed in any claim for arrears of pension or arrears of increase of pension allowed by any act of Congress passed subsequent to the date of the allowance of the original claims in which such arrears of pension or of increase of pension may be allowed.”
And if in the adjudication of any claim for pension in which such articles of agreement have been or may hereafter be filed it shall appear that the claimant had, prior to the execution thereof, paid to the attorney any sum for his services in such claim, and the amount so paid is not stipulated therein, then every such claim shall be adjudicated in the same manner as though no articles of agreement had been filed, deducting from the fee of $10 allowed by law such sum as claimant shall show that he has paid to his said attorney.
Any agent or attorney or other person instrumental in prosecuting any claim for pension or bounty land who shall directly or indirectly contract for, demand, or receive or retain any greater compensation for his services or instrumentality in prosecuting a claim for pension or bounty land than is herein provided, or for payment thereof at any other time or in any other manner than is herein provided, or who shall wrongfully withhold from a pensioner or claimant the whole or any part of the pension or claim allowed and due such pensioner or claimant, or the land-warrant issued to any such claimant, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall for every such offense be fined not exceeding $500, or imprisoned at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
APPROVED JULY 4, 1884.

(OLW & N Div) McG
x JPS JAD
91 Refer in reply to this initial: 110766 B. W. H.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Sept 12
, 1891
ADDRESS ONLY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
57-236
Non Commissioner of Pensions. City.
Sir: In compliance with your request of 8 th inst I have the honor to advise you that Warrant 47511.160.55 in name of Sarah Mc Clanahan was located Feby 15. 1869 at Eau Claire Wisconsin by John M c Graw and Jeremiah W. Dwight, assignees of David Preston who was the assignee of Green P. Rice, Adminr of the Estate of said Warrantee.
Very respectfully W. M. Stone Asst Commissioner