Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-12-05
Bounty Lands Guaranteed
and Ensured.

THE Subscriber. who was Surgeon in Col Reu-
J. ben Nash's Regiment of South Carolina Vol
untee rs, in the war against the Creek Indians,
winter, spring and summer, 1914 ; and in Col. lg-
natius 4. Fcws Regiment, Georgia Militia, i'll can
J tonmcnt int Camp Jack, Camp Covington. near
Savannah and 4 detachment at Daricn in the au-
tnnn, ,wintcr and spring. 1915, ,tl after peace was
made with Britain; and who was also Hospital
Surgeons Mate to the 9th Military Dist, United
States Army, and attached to Gen. Pinckney s
Stall, winter and spring. 1915; having the commits
sons of s,lch service from the proper officers, now
in his possession, and believing that he can iden.
tify by his own oath every soldier in Nash's and
Fcw's Regiments, and large proportion of those
in Col. Thomas regiment, encamped at Camp
Covnglon, and in Gen. Blackshear's regiment at
Daricn, rs we'll as many of the Regular soldiers
commanded by Col. III. V. Milton and Gen. Jack.
son in August, 1914, particularly in Capt. Twggs'
Company of Infamry, Capt Messia's Rifle Com,
panv, and Capt. Proctor's Company Of Cavalry Of
the 9th Regiment, United States Army, believing,
he repeats, that these circumstances ostensibly
point him out rs pre-emnently prepared and quail.
fed for such an office, respectfully offers himself
rs an a gent 10 procure Bohnty Lands ioF the SOL
diers of these companies and wars.
Added to the above advantages, he has erperi-
ence as he was an agent for procuring soldiers
bounties for services in the Mexican war; and sue.
credcd in euGry case even after other agents had
failed, and where the case was complicated, by the
soldiers having served two tours, dying tnere, anu
leaving scarcely any proofs of identity or heirship
In addition to these, he has all The taS on the sub
iect the Secretary Of the Interiors Manifesto, his
decision upon the tUo tours of SERVICE cntItlepcnt
hon one is entitled &c., all the necessary forTls
copies of oaths method of identifying the original
soldier, or, if he is dead, his widow, orphan OF
other heirs, and all other papers necessary to Sc
cure his success. He is also in correspondence
with the Secretary of the Interior who is sole drr
bitter Tor udge) in this matter, and whose instrc-
tons in all cases will be implicitly obeyed in order
10 insure success
lie hcgs his fellow soldiers to remember that
Identification is one ofemost important items in the
testimony, and consequently that his being able to
sucar 10 their identity is an essential favor which
they can obtain from no other Agent; and they will
see therefore that tis most to their advantage to
engage his services. He has had several npphca-
tions to secure bounties and some on their way,
or at Washington ere this. and bouniies will soon
be returned 10 him. With the above basis to pre-
dicaic the selection of an agent upon to obtain
their bnun,ies, my fellow comrades, in these tours
of war service are assured that will obtain their
Bounty Land Warrants for them as certainly,
quickly and chcaply, as any other Agent, and upon
the principle thatif Obtain no bounty Tor them,
uiN ask no pay; and ,Cil ask none till they re-
ccirc their Bounty Warrants in dne legal yform-
Those who wish to intrllst me with their agency,
must direct their letters TO me (posIage pad) at this
office, (Powelton, Hancock county, Georgia,) wr!:
ting on the outside of the letter, Bounty Lands,
TO distinguish it from others, and state the highest
price thew will give me to ensure their bountles,
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