Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-04-07
How to 0bin the Bounty Lands.
Letter from h Commissioner Of Pensions
PENs1osrrrlcE, March s, 1856.

what he may hts heretofore received.
aoue hundred al sixty acres, provided
he shall have syed period of no,
less than fourtee days, and shall eslab.
lish said servicey record evidence, to
wit: F
1. Commissioel and non commits
stoned officers, psicians and privaies,
whether Of ihsregulars, volunteers,
rangers or militi who were regulraly
mustered into thtservice of the United
States in any Of ie wars in which the
country has besnngaged since 1880.
2. Commissionl and non commits
sioucd officers, samen, ordinary sea-
men, marines, cleks and landsmen in
the navy Of said ars.
3. Militia, voluleers and state troops
of any state ortentory called into mil.
i,ary service, and regularly mustered
therein, and who's services have been
paid by the Unto States.
4. Wagonmastel and Transfers who
have been employd, under the direc.
ton Of competent bthority. in time OF
war, in the transpr'ation Of military
stores aud supplies. l...
s. Officers aud sdiers Of the revo-
lutionary war. 1
G. Chaplains wbeerved, with the ar.
my in the several wrs Of this country.
z. FlotiIla.menwo wo served in the war
of 1912. '
Each of the surviving persons in the
f"lluwing classes al entitled 10 like
certilica,e for a-liks quantity of land,
wilhout regard to I'll length Of service,
provided he was reglarly mustered in.
to service, and slaHpstablish the same
by record evidence d wit: E,
1. Officers and eldiers who have
been actually engagein in any battle in
any of the wars in mich this country
has been engaged.
9. Those volunteer who served at
the invasion Of Plat surg, in Septem-
Der, 1914.
8. The volunteers ,ho served at the
battle Of Kings Moatain in the revo'
lutionary war.
4. The volunteers Tho served at the
battle of Nickniack aginst the confed-
crate savages of the Saith.
s. The volunteers NO served at the
attack on Lewistow,. II Delaware, by
the British feet in the var Of 1912.
In addition to thesec clas sses. this act
also extends to all Irdans who have
served the United State in any oftllei,
vars tie provisions of ibis aud all the
bounty land laws helet,iore passed, in
the same manner and b the same ex.
tent, as If said Indiana had been white
men: s.
Where the service his been render.
ed by substitute, he i the person ON.
titled to the benefit 6fthis act, and ndl
his employer.
In the eveht Of the daah of any per-
sob who, If living, wopId be entitled |,
a certificate or warrant as aforesaid
leaving a widow. or, no widow. such
minor child or children, is entitled to Q
certificate or warraut for the same quan,
tity of land such deceased person would
be entitled To receive under tho proyis,
ions Of said act, if nov living.
A subsequent marriage will not i'm
pair the right of an. such widow to
such warrant. if she Ibc widow DIT the
time ofher application. Persons with.
in the age Of lwenty:one years on the
Sd day Of March. 1855, are deemed mi,
uors within the iuteht aud meaning Of
said act.
To obtain the benefits of this act the
claimant must maks declaration, un
der OATH, substantially according to the
forms hereto annexed. Tho signature
Of the applicant must be attes'ed, and
his or her personal identity established
by the afidavits oftwo Witnesses, whose
residences must be given, aud whose
crcdihility must he sustained by the Ger,
tiicate Of tho magistrate bofnre whom
the application is verified.
No certificate will DO deemed suffi
cient in any case, unless tho facts ar.
certified to bewithin the personal knowl
edge of tho magistrate or other office,
who shall sigu the certificate, or the
names and places Of residences Of the
witnesses by whom the facts are eslah
lished be given, or their atfidavits. prop
erly authenticated. he appended to the
certificate.
The clinical character and signature
of the magistrate WIN may administel
,be oath must be certified by the clerk
of tho proper court IF record Of hi.
country, under the seal Of tho COURT
Whenever The certificate Of the officer
who auheu'icates tho signature Of til,
is not written IN the same
sheet Of paper which contains the sig
nature to be authenticated. tho certif
sate must be attached to said paper hy