Z MB Bounty Land Application NARA E /
James_C_Earl_Bounty_Land_004
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[Z MB Bounty Land Application NARA E / James_C_Earl_Bounty_Land_004]
State of Missouri } js
Atchinson County } On this 29th day of December in the year one thousand
eight hundred and forty eight personally appeared before
me the undersigned a justice of the peace for the
County and state.
above mentioned James C Earl who being duly sworn according to law
declares that he id the identical James C Earl who was a private in the
company Commanded by Capt Hunt in the Mormon Battalion com=
=manded by Capt --- Lt Geo Cooke that he was mustered into service at
Council Bluff by Lt Col J Allen on the 16th day of July 1846 for the
term of one year and was discharged at Utah Valley in California on the
16th day of July 1847 by [----] of expiration of term of service I never
received any discharge The Battalion to which I belonged was mustered out of service
Sworn to and subsribed before me }
the day and year above written } James C. Earl
C N Cowles Justice of the peace
State of Missouri}
Atchison County } Before me C N Cowles a justice of the peace for said
County personally came alfred higgins a Cridible witness
who being duly sworn according to law in oath says that James C
Earl where name appears to the above affidavit was mustered
into service and served ad therein states that he was honorably dis=
=cgarged and that the Contents of his affidavit are just and true
The testimonoy of a Commissioned officer of the Company to which I
belonged cannot now be had
sworn to and subscribed before me} Alfred Higgins
this 29th day of December 1848
C N Cowles justice of the peace
State of Missouri} ss
Atchison County} I herevy certiy that C. N. Cowles Esq before wherein the
foregoing affidavitewere made and who has thereunto
subscribed hid name, was at the time of so doing a justice of the
Peace in anhd for said Count duly Commossioned and sworn
in testimony where of I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the seal of
my office as Clerk of the County Court
of said County at office this 29th
day of December 1848
A. A. Bradford Clerk