Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-10-26
Claimanls signature. Is s.
Sworn TO and subser.hed before
me the day and year above written.
,ss Officers signatufe.] ~
Apnlication by aminor .clsilelten.= -

application by minor chiielfen. - zsSs..s
If any officer or soldier who would
be entitled to bounty land under said
act, if living has died, leaying no wild
ow who still survives him, but lcav-
ing child or children under the age
of majority at the time Of HE pas
sage OF said act, such milior child or
children are entitled to the same
quantity of land that the father would
be entitled 10 if living. 2saa RsfSs
In such case the guardian of such
minor child or children must make
declaration as nearly corresponding
with the foregoing forms as the ma
ture ofthc case willadmit Hemust
state the time ofthe fathers death;
the fact that no widow survives him;
and must state the name or names,
and exact age or ages, of his survi-
virg minor child or children, Ela' =
| The declaration must be accompa-l
MED by satisfactory proof of the fa-
ther's death, that no widow survives
him, of the ages of the minor children
and of his own appointment, by COM
potent authority, as guardian. liz
there is any family record showing
the ages ofthe children, il; or certf.
fed copy oflhe same, should he for
warded, with the affidavit of some.
disintcrested person proving the
genulneness of the original, and that
the copy certified is true and cor
rect copy OF it. ' a'H 81 s9h8.'sa
Here follows iicbon1ty Ian lbill.
which we will next week pnl,I.shed.1
/ AL claims under the aforesaid acl
should be addressed 10 TIE Co.nmis
/ s:oner of Pensions.
*If the claimant was regimental
or staff officer, The declaration must
be varied according to the facts Of
the case.
| tIf the di5charge has been lost or
/ destroyed, thc, words in italics will
he omitted, and The facts in rclati Oh
10 the loss of the discharge stated in
leu thereof. If The claimant never
received a written discharge, or if
DISCHARGED in consequence ot diSabil-
lily, or if he was II captivity with the
enemy he must vary his declaration
SO as 20 sci forth the facts ofthe case.
THE notes 10 tie preceding decla-.
ration are also applicable to this.
In some cases il will, perhaps, be'inl-
possible for the widow 10 state the
facts in relation 10 her husbands ser9
vices with the part'cularity asto dates,
&c, indicated by the above form.-1-
I'm such state she must set forth the
facts with as much accuracy as9pos-
sible. IL viii he indispensable for her
TO state the company and regiment
in which he served. lfher husband
was killed N battle, that fact must be
set forth in The declaration. ioq plgoa
This declaration mus; be accompa.
MED by satisfactory proofof tile mar
rage and of the husbands de&fh. IF
thei is any public record ofshe mar
riage. duly certified copy ofsucli
record should be forwarded, ifpossil
be. If there is no public record of
the marriage. but private or family
record such family record, ora certi-
fled copy of The same, should be. for
wardcd with the affidavit, ofsome
disinterested person, proving the gen
uinencss of the original, and that the
copy certified is a true and correct
copy it. lfno public orprivatc re.
cord of their marriage exists, or can
be procured, that fact should bciset
forth in The declaration; and insG5h
case other eyidence-such as theteS-
timony of persons who knew the par
ties in The life time of the husband,
and knew them TO live together as
husband and wife, and 10 be SO repu-
ted, will be admissible. ~ Gocs
III no ease, however, viii ifie mere
statement of the Witnesses, that the
claman. is the widow Of ihe qaeeeas-
ed, be taken as evidence of the mar
rage; but The witness mrst state the
facts and circumstances from which
they derive their knowledge or opifi!
ion that she is the widow Of tie de-
ceased. 1'tds-I68 fAiplt
"A certificate from inc Clergyman or
magistrate who solemnizctl The mar
riage is rot competent evidence, nm
less the genu'neness of the certificate
be proved, and The person who gave
it be shown 10 have been authorized
to solemnze marriages. ~ f79 r'iilo
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