The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-11-04
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day and year nboge written.
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APPLICATION BY MINOR CHILDREN.

IfS APPLICATION BY MINOR CHILDREN
lfany officer or soldier who would be
entitled to bounty land under said act, il
living, has died, leaving no widow who
still survives him, but leaving a child d
children under the nge Of majority at the
time Of fthe passage Of said act, such mi.
nor child or children are entitled to the
same quantity Of land that the father
would be entitled to if living,
lnsnch easethe guardian Of such mi.
nor child or children must make delara.
tion as nearly corresponding with the fore,
gong form as the nature oiihe case will
admit. He must state the time of the
fathers death the fact that no widow
survives him; and must state the name Oh
names and eract age or ages, of his sur.
viving minor child or children.
This declaration must be accompanied
by satisfactory proof of the fathers death,
that no widow survives him, of the age Of
the minor children, and of his own nm.
polntment, by competent authority, as
guardian, if there is any family record
showing the ages of the children, it, or n
certified copy Of the same, should be for.
warded, with The affidavit of some dis.
interested person, proving the genuineness
If the original, and that the copy certified
is a true and correctcopy oft.
"lfthe claimant wns reeimeptal or
staff officer, the declaration must be va
ried according to the facts Of the case.
tIf the dschuge has been lost or de-
stroyed, the words in italic will be omitted,
and The facts in relation to the loss of the
discharge stated in lieu thereof. If the
claimant never received written dis.
charge. or if discharged in consequence of
disability, orif he was in captivity with
the enomy, he must vary his declaration SO
as TO set forth The facts of the case.
1.-THE nolcs to the preceding declaration
are also applicable to this In some ca.
ses it will perhaps be impossible for the
widow to state the facts in relation to her
husbands services, with the particularly
as to dates, &C., indicated by the above
form. In such case she n.ust set forth the
facts with as much accuracy as possible.
1t will be indispensable for her 10 state
the company and regiment in which he
served II her husband was killed in bat.
tie, that fact must be set forth in the dec.
laration.
0TThis declaration must be accompa.
MED by satisfactory proof of the marriage,
and of the husbands death. : If there is
any public record of the marriage, duly
certified copy fsuch record should be for.
wardeG if possible. Ifthere is no rublic
record ofthe marriage, but a private Or
family record, such family record, or Ger.
titled copy OF the same, should be forward
ed, with the affidavit ofsome disintcrested
person, proving the genuineness Of the
original, and that the copy certified is
true and correct copy of it. If no public
or private record of the marriage exists, or
can be procured, that fact should be sci
forth in the declaration 4; and in such case
other evidence, such as the testimony of
persons who knew the parties in the life.
lime of the husband, and knew them 10
live together as husband and wife, and to
be so reputed, will be admissible.
tin no case however, will the mere
statement of the witness that the claimant
IS the ,ridow of the deceased, to be taken as |
evidence Of the marriage; but the wit.
lcsses must state the facts and circum-
'tances from which they derive their
or opinion that she is the wild.
Nv of the deceased.
A certificate from the clergyman or
who solemnized the marriage is |
lot competent evidence unless the genuine.
less of the certificate be proved, and tho
person who gave it be shown 10 have been
10 solemnize marriages.