Collection: Land and Property RecordsSource: National ArchivesDate: 1850 Sep 28

Land Claim for Tennessee Volunteer Service

Jarrett Foster

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State of Missouri
County of Jasper

On this Eleventh day of December AD One thousand Eight hundred and fifty, personally appeared before me, a Justice of the peace within and for the County and State aforesaid
Jarret Foster aged Fifty Six years a Resident of Jasper County in the State of Missouri,
who being duly sworn according to law, declares, that he is the identical Jarret Foster, who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain John Elliott in the Mounted Tennessee Volunteers, commanded by Major Wm. Lauderdale, in the Florida War with the Seminole Indians that he volunteered at Calhoun in the County of McMinn in the State of Tennessee on or about the twenty fifth day of August AD One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven for the term of Six months and continued in actual service in said war from the time of his enrollment which was on the first day of September AD One thousand eight hundred and thirty seven for the term of six Months and was honorably discharged at Baton Rouge in the State of Louisiana on the tenth day of May AD One thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight as will appear by his original certificate of Discharge herewith presented. [struck out]

He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty
land to which he may be entitled under the act granting bounty
land to Certain officers and soldiers who have been engaged in
the Military service of the United States passed September 28th 1850
Jarrett Foster

Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year above written,
And I hereby certify, that I believe the said Jarret Foster to be the
identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the
age above stated Washington Woodrum
Justice of the Peace.