Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 16885, for William Jett, Virginia

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Jett, William
116885
barded
CONTENTS

Virginia 27.911
William Pitt Fauquier in the State of Va who was a ser in the Regt commanded by Captain of the  Regt commanded by Col Edmund in the Va line for service .
Inscribed on the Roll of Virginia at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 29 th day of Aug. 34 and sub Richard Dawne, Warrenton — Va
Arrears to the 4th of Mar. 34 60 — Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept. " 12 — $72
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Chas. T. Lee Clerk, Book C Vol. 6 1/2 Page 20
Apr. 23, 1851.

30.953 William Jett Virginia.
f. j. R.
Admitted as a private bounty — $20 00
Richards Payne, Warrenton Virg.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of William Jett
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and rank of the Field officers under whom he served. Age at present, and place of abode when he entered the service. Proof by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1780 3 Pt. Capt. O'Bannon Col. Clinch 70 Va one witness. official character signature of magistrate not certified as received in note;   3 " Capt. Winn Col. Edmunds  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JAMES L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c., Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of private armed vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval Service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will, in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this                      day of                      personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of                      in the county of                      and State, Territory or District of                      aged (c)                      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 by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d)                      , with                      and served in the                      (e) regiment of the                      line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever 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, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I                      of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of                      for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of                      &c.
If, on examination of the proper record, the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the                      and C. D. residing in (the same)                      , who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with                      , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the days and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the                      and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the                      and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I,                      Clerk of the Court of                      do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this                      day of                      &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration, (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his

alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given, and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify to the character and standing of other persons giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the inquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court, by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record or by a Justice of the Peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. {
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required. {
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case. {
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office. }
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases. }
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact. }
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Virginia
County of Fauquier
On this 30 th day of April 1834 personally appeared in open court before the justices of the county of Fauquier now sitting William Scott, a resident of the county of Fauquier State of Virginia aged 78 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 act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832 — I was drafted under captain John O'Brannon Col. Churchhill commanded the regiment, we marched from Fauquier County State of Virginia, through Fredericksburg to the City of Williamsburg, there we were stationed for some time until we were driven from that place by the British troops — we were forced from the sea board, and compelled to march in the interior of the country — I was drafted for a tour of three months and served that time, it has been so long a go and I was quite young so that I have forgotten the year, but it was in the fall of the year — I was drafted again in the year of 1781 I was marched to Richmond and from thence to Yorktown. I was commanded by Captain Munn Col. Elias Edmonds commanded the regiment, that tour we joined the Grand Army commanded by General Washington I served during the siege of Yorktown, I was taken sick during the siege but never left the place — I served three months that tour also — Question by the Court, Where and in what year were you born — Ans I was born in Fauquier County Virginia in the year 1764
Q. where were you living when called into service when have you lived since that time, and when do you now live — Ans I have always lived in Fauquier County Virginia — Question Did you ever receive a discharge Ans I did but have lost them, I looked upon them as of no consequence I hereby relinquish any claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declare my name is

not on the pension roll of the agency of any State William Jett
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and putting the interrog- atories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court fur- ther certifies that there is no clergyman living in the immediate neighbourhood of the said applicant
Virginia Fauquier County to wit
I. Alexander J. Marshall clerk of the County Court of the said County hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Jett for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 3 rd day of May 1834.
A. J. Marshall Clk.
Virginia Fauquier County to wit
I Cam T. Dago one of the Commonwealths Justices for said County hereby certify that Capt. John Barlee whose evidence is herewith annexed is a gentleman with whom I have long been acquainted and has the pleasure in saying that he is a gentleman of veracity and that he is unable to attend Court in consequence of age and debility Given under my hand this 21 st of May 1834.
Cam T. Dago

January 7, 1936.
E. W. Oliver Box 707 Laredo, Texas.
BA-J/ILL William Jett S. 16885 Qu
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the Revolutionary War record of William Jett, recorded in 1841 as a pensioner of Culpeper County, Virginia, aged seventy-seven years, also, the Revolutionary War record of William Jett of Fauquier County, Virginia, if a different person from this other William Jett; you state, further, that neither of the aforesaid William Jetts is believed to be identical with William Starke Jett of Westmoreland County, Virginia.
The record of the William Jett of Fauquier County, Virginia, is furnished herein as found in the papers on file in his claim for pension, S. 16885, based upon his service in the Revolutionary War. His residence in 1840 is not shown; hence, it is not possible to determine whether or not he is the pensioner shown as a resident of Culpeper County, Virginia, from the Census of Pensioners printed in 1841. He is not identical with William Starke Jett, the pensioner of Westmoreland County, Virginia.
William Jett was born in the year 1764, in Fauquier County, Virginia; the day of his birth, and names of his parents are not shown.
While a resident of Fauquier County, Virginia, he enlisted in the fall, year not stated, and served three months as private in Captain John O'Bannon's company, Colonel Churchill's Virginia regiment. He enlisted in 1781, and served three months as private in Captain James Winn's company, Colonel Elias Edmonds' Virginia regiment, during which service he was in the Siege of Yorktown.
William Jett was allowed pension on his application executed

April 30, 1834, at which time he resided in Fauquier County, Virginia. William Jett stated then that he had always resided in that county.
The soldier died April 23, 1851.
No reference was made to wife or children of William Jett.
Not all soldiers recorded in the Census of Pensioners of 1840 were United States pensioners. Many of them were paid by the states from which they served.
This should have been in par. 2 - 1 st page
Very truly yours,
A. D. HILLER, Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

16885
INVALID.
File No. 16885 William G. Gatt Dr. Rev. W. G.
Act: Jan 7 " 89
Index:—Vol. 1 , Page 193
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1912, Feb. 27, Hist. to Harry F. Smith
1936, Jan. 7 - Hist. to E. H. Oliver - S.L.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Bureau of Pensions,
Washington, D. C., _____, 190_____
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of William Jett a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Fall, 1781 3 mos. Pvt. John O'Bannon Churchill Va.   6 mos. Wm. Elias Edmonds        
Battles engaged in, sign of Yorktown Residence of soldier at enlistment, Fauquier Co., Va. Date of application for pension, Apr. 30, 1834.  Ch. ch. Residence at date of application, Fauquier Co., Va. Age at date of application, b. Fauquier Co., Va., 1764. Remarks: Soldier died Apr. 23, 1854.  (26)  No family data.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

ur.
February 27, 1912.
Mr. Harvey F. Smith, 216 Court Street, Clarksburg, W. Va.
Sir:
In reply to your letter dated the 16" and received the 17" instant, you are advised that a careful search of the Revolutionary War pension records fails to furnish any information in regard to John Grant described by you, or to any soldier of the name of Jett, other than William Jett, Sur. File No. 16,885, furnished you herewith, and William Storke Jett (Sur. File No. 5,614) born September 27, 1763, and always a resident of Westmoreland County, Virginia.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

Dec. 26, 1935.
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION
Washington, D.C.
Mr. A. D. Hiller
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly give me all the information you have about Pensioner WILLIAM JETT, of Culpeper County, Virginia? I have a record that in 1841 he was a Pensioner, aged 77.
Also the Revolutionary record of WILLIAM JETT, of Farquier County, Virginia - if this is a separate individual from the above.
I think neither of these was WILLIAM STARKE JETT, of Westmoreland County.
OK in file
Thanking you very much, I am
Yours Very Truly,
E. W. Oliver
E. W. OLIVER Box 707 Laredo Texas

HARVEY F. SMITH ATTORNEY AT LAW CLARKSBURG, WEST VA. February 23rd-1912.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen:
I have your courteous acknowledgement of my letter of the 16th, and I want to supplement that letter by calling your attention to the data I have consulted, stating that William Jett in 1841 was listed as then being 77 years of age. Is not this a mistake. If not, he would have been less than 13 years old in 1776.
In furnishing me this information about him please give me the date when he applied for a pension. While he was pensioned from Culpeper County, he no doubt was within Rappahannock County after 1833 when it was struck off from Culpeper. Do your records disclose anything about his wife or children. I mean their names, and if he had a wife or children, would your records disclose those facts.
Yours very truly,
HFS/JLC
* Published roll of pensioners 1840 p 118 lists in 1840.
P.S. This is wanted in order to perfect my descent to join the Sons of the Rev.

HARVEY F. SMITH ATTORNEY AT LAW CLARKSBURG, WEST VA. February 16th-1912.
Pension Department, Washington, D. C. Gentlemen:
Try S. 1688
William Jett who served in the Revolutionary War from Culpeper County Virginia, was an ancestor of mine. I see his name was published from the census of pensioners of the Revolutionary army as published in 1841, under the direction of the secretary of the navy, and listed as 77 years of age. Will you please give me the date of his death and any other data which is disclosed by your records. I am very anxious to obtain the name of his wife and children if such data can be obtained. If not, give me the age at which he died, that is, when his pension ceased, and will you not also do me the kindness to advise me if there were any other Jetts in the Revolutionary War as listed from Culpeper County, Virginia.
S. 36-985
Also please give me the record of John 6 and Donald (Daniel) Grant, who served in the Revolutionary war under Colonel Washington in Daniel Morgan's Regiment. John Grant, I think, married Elizabeth Avis. I want to get the post office address of these two Grants at various times after the Revolutionary War, if it is recorded in that department and whether or not they drew pensions.
Yours very truly,
HFS/JLC.
Harvey F. Smith

Warrenton June 29 th 1834
Dear Sir I herewith send you the amended declaration of Mr. Sette. Mr. Sette was under the impression when first he sent his declaration down that our witness was different and only obtained the certificates of Captain Barker. Upon the return of his papers and finding that two or more were necessary he obtained the certificates of John Conner & George Moore — These are not in the County of Fauquier now resident elsewhere than Captain Barker John Conner & George Moore — and now more so than the applicant himself — he would long since have sent his papers down but being a man of some property and the time of his review being short — he and the amount of his claim very small — he hardly deemed it worth the trouble — You will please direct the certificate to me after having acted upon it
Yours most respectfully
Richards Payne "

State of Virginia Fauquier County to wit
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid. Capt. John Barbee a soldier of the revolution aged eighty one years who being first sworn deposes and saith. he was drafted and marched from Fauquier County State of Virginia that after joining head quarters at Williamsburg he was employed in the Company department to the end of the war, and that while thus employed he frequently met with William Pitt whose declaration is herewith annexed. that he was drafted twice during the Revolution first under Capt. John O'Bannon Col. Churchhill commanded the regiment and lastly under Capt. James Mims Col. D. D. Edmund Commandant he served three months Each time was at headquarters at Williamsburg and marched from there to Yorktown where he continued to the end of the war and that he believes he received an honorable discharge by me under my hand this 21 st day of May 1834
Virginia Fauquier County to Wit.
Cam T. Page
I, Alexander J. Marshall Clerk of the County Court of Fauquier aforesaid hereby certify that Cam T. Page is a magistrate as above & that the foregoing signatures purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said Court. This 28 th day of May 1834
A. Marshall
Virginia Fauquier County to wit
Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the Peace in the County aforesaid. John Borders a soldier of the revolution aged seventy three years. who being first sworn deposes and saith. that he was drafted and marched under Capt. John O'Bannon Col. D. D. Edmund Commandant the regiment he marched from Fauquier County State of Virginia he was drafted for three months and at headquarters at Williamsburg and that William Pitt whose declaration is herewith annexed was one of the soldiers of the same regiment he was drafted and marched from Fauquier County under Capt. John O'Bannon and that he served out his three months term and was discharged at Appomattox with the rest of the soldiers who were dismissed by the British from Williamsburg or for any previous and I hereby certify that John Borders is a gentleman of integrity with a home and well acquainted and that from age he is unable to attend Court given under my hand this 24 th June 1834
Cam T. Page

30.950 Wm Jett City
Virginia Fauquier City to wit
Personally appeared before me George Munroe a revolutionary soldier & a man of truth, being first sworn deponeth & saith that William Jett was there drafted & served three months each time that he was at headquarters at Williamsburg & marched from there to York given under my hand & seal
27th of June 1834
A. M. Blankson
Virginia Fauquier County to wit }
J. Alexander J. Marshall clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid hereby certify that Sam J. Page and A. M. Blankson are Justices of the peace for the county aforesaid and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are gen- uine -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of said office this 28th day of June 1834.
A. J. Marshall