Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-10-16
duplication by Minor Children.

HppuCdllOH ny JUNIOR ChiNTen
If any officer or soldier who would be entitled TO bounty
land under said act if living, has died, leaving widow
who will survive him, but leaving child children under
the age of majority the lime Of The passage Of said acl,
such minor child children entitled To the same guam
ty of land that the father would be entitled if living
In such the guardian Of such minor child children
make declaration as nearly corresponding with the
foregoing forms the nature of case will admit. He
slate the time of the fathers death the fact that no widow
survives him and must the names and eract
age ages of his surviving minor child or children.
This declaration is to be accompanied by satisfactory proof
of the fathers DEATH that widow survives him, of The
age Of he minor children and his own appointment, by
competent authority as guardian If there is any faiiu
record showing The ages OF the children, il, certified
copy Of the same, should be forwarded with the affidavit
Of sumo dsneresed person, proving The genuneress Of the
original, and that the copy certified is true ard correct
copy oft.
C. All claims under the aforesaid act should be address
ed tn the Commissioner of Pensions.
*Ifhc claimant regimenta or staff officer the decara.
ton must be varied according to the facts of the
f the discharge has been lost destroyed the words in M
will be omitted land the facts relation the loss the dis
charge stated in lieu thereof the claimant
written discharge if discharged in Of disability
he captivity with the enemy he vary his dec
laraton, so as TO set forth the facts Of the
1.-THE the preceding declaration also applicable
this In will prehaps be impossible Tor the wild
state the facts relation her husbands services with
The particularly the dates &c., indicated by the above
form In such she forth the facts with much
curacy possible will be Indispensable for her the
Company and in which he served her husband
killed BATTLE that fact mus. BE- set forth IN the declaration
This declaration be accompanied by satisfactory proof OF
the marriage and the husbands death here any public re-
cord the duly certified such record should be
forwarded possible II there public record of the marriage
but private family record snch family record certified
copy of the should be forwarded with the affidavit OF some
dnterested person. proving the gcnunene of the original and
that the copy certified aud correct copy Of it. limo pub
lie orpryate record Of the marriage exists be procured
that fact should be set forth in the declaraon and such
other evidence testimony Of persons who knew the
parties the life time Of the husband and knew them live
together husband and wife, and be repued will be adj
missibc.
In case however will the statement Of witnesses
that the claimant the ,cido Of the deceased taken as evil
dnce Of the marriage but the witnesses state the facts and
circumstances from which they derive their ledge or opinion
that she rs the widow othe deceased.
certificate from the clergyman or magistrate who somnz
ed the marriage not competent evidence unless the
certificate be proved and the person gave be hewn
to have been authorized to soemnze marriages.