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JACKSON COUNTY, TN - BOUNTY LAND WARRANT - David M. Rector (Mexican War)
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55013

Sarah Rector, widow, and Polly Ann Rector and Christina Rector, children
and heirs at law of David M. Rector, dec'd, pri in Capt Scantland's Co.
4 Reg of Tenn. Vols.

James Randolph ___ of Benjamin B. Washburn

NW 1/4 -- SE 1/4
& E 1/2 -- SW 1/4
& SW 1/4 -- SW 1/4 } 36 - 20 N 10 W
Springfield, Ills      160
Pat 10th July 1857
Rec. WC 103 Page 194
Reg.

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Land Warrant            Register and Receiver's
No. 55013 }           { No. 730

Land Office, Oct. 23, 1849

     We hereby certify that, the attached Military Bounty Land Warrant No.
551013 was on this day received at this office, from James A. Barrett,
of Sangamon County, State of Illinois.

Turner R. King, Register,
Walter Davis, Receiver

     I, James A. Barnes, of Sangamon county, State of Illinois, hereby locate
the NW gr SE gr and EW SW gr abd SW gr SW gr of Section No. 36 in
Township No. Twenty, North of Range No. Ten West in the District of
Lands subject to sale at the Land Office at faction of the attached
Warrant numbered 55013 ----- Witness my hand this 23rd day of October A.
D. 1849

Attest
Turner R. King Register
                         }   James A. Barnes
Walter Davis Receiver

Land Office, November 23rd, 1849

We hereby certify that the above location is correct, being in
accordance with law and instructions.

Turner R. King, Register
Walter Davis, Receiver

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Land Warrant Certificate No. 55013

     I, Jacob Lane, Sr. being desirous of locating the NWW of the SE gr and E
1/2 SW gr & SW gr SW gr in Township No. 20 North of Range No. 10 West,
Ill, with the attached Military Land Warrant Certificate, No. 55013
issued under the provisions of the ninth Section of the Act of Congress,
approved February 11th, 1847, do solemnly swear that from my own
knowledge of the fact, after actual inspection of the said tract of
land, on or about the 22nd day of October of said land, except my own
nor was there any person or persons residing upon it; ----- And I do
verily believe that there is no actual settlement and cultivation except
My own or any person or persons residing upon any part of said land at
this time.

Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
23rd day of Oct. A. D. 1849 }

Jacob Lane, Sr.
Register of the Land Office,

Turner R. King

I request my patent to be sent to

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Commissioner of Pensions

     It is hereby certified, that the Land Warrant No. 55,013 for 160 acres,
Polly Ann Rector & Christina Rector, Children & heirs at law of David M.
Rector, dec'd, Private in Capt. Scantland, Company 4th Regt. of
Tennessee Volunteers under the date of April Seventeenth 1849 and will
be deposited in the General Land Office, at the Seat of Government; and
that, pursuant to the provisions of the subjoined ninth section of the
Act of Congress, approved on the 11th day of February, 1847, entitled
"An act to raise for a limited time an additional military force, and
for other purposes," this Certificate of right to locate said warrant on
any Quarter Section of land subject to private entry, will be received
at any of the Land Offices of the United States, under the regulations
and restrictions set forth in the accompanying statement of the
Commissioner of the General Land Office.

     After the location of this Certificate, it is to be surrendered to the
General Land Office, whence the PATENT will issue.

     Given under my hand, at the Pension Office this 17th day of April 1849.

Care of Geo. M. McWhirter
Gainesboro, Tennessee

J. L. Edwards
Commissioner of Pensions

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For the valued received, we Sarah Rector, widow and Benjamin B.
Washburn, guardian for Polly Ann Rector and Christana Rector children
and only heirs at law of David M. Rector deceased late a private in the
Capt. Scantlands Company 4th Regt of Tennessee Volunteers do hereby sell
and assign unto James A. Banet all the right and title of the said Sarah
Rector and Polly Ann Rector and Christana Rector, widow and children of
& heirs as aforesaid to the within certificate or warrant No. 55013 for
160 acres of land and witness our hands and seals this 3rd day of
September 1849.

Sarah Rector (her mark) (seal)
Benjamin B. Washburn (seal)
guardian for Polly Ann Rector and Christana Rector

Attest
A. M. Deuchilt
G. M. Ray

Acknowledged before me this 3rd day of September 1849.
Thomas D. Cassitty
Justice of the Peace for Jackson County, Tennessee

I also certify that this the date of this my certificate to the
foregoing assignment was filled up by me on the day on which the same
was acknowledged before me in my official capacity.

Thomas D. Cassitty (JP)

Attest
A. M. Deuchilt
G. M. Ray

State of Tennessee
Jackson County     }  I Sampson W. Cassetty of Jackson County Court on
the above certificate is an acting Justice of ___ arised to administer
oaths & that his commission of April 1854. In testimony whereof at
office this 4th day of September.

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State of Tennessee
Jackson County } Be it remembered that at a Jackson County Court began
and held in the Court house in the town of Gainesboro in the County of
Jackson and state of Tennessee on Monday it being the third day of
September in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and Forty-
nine and of American Independence the seventy fourth Court met pursuant
to adjournment present the worshipful Henry Richmond Rowland C. Dill
William Plumber William Gipson Lewis Fletcher and David Griffith Esqrs
Justices.

On motion Benjamin B. Washburn is appointed guardian to Polly Ann Rector
and Christiana Rector minor orphans who came into open court together
with John Leach and Henry Taylor his security and executed bond in the
sum of one hundred Dollars conditioned as the law directs for his
faithful performance whereupon said bond duly approved by the court and
ordered to be recorded.

State of Tennessee
Jackson County }

I Sampson W. Cassetty clerk of Jackson County Court hereby certify that
the within and foregoing is a true full and perfect transcript of the
appointment of Benjamin B. Washburn guardian to the minors Polly Ann
Rector and Christiana Rector minor orphans of David Rector deceased has
in our court as appears of record in my office witness my hand at office
this 5th day of September A. D. 1849.

State of Tennessee
Jackson County } I, David G. Shepherd, Chairman of the county court of
said county and state do hereby certify that Sampson W. Cassetty, whose
name appears officially to the foregoing certificate and was at the date
of the same clerk of said county court and that all of his acts as and
an entitled to full ???? and credit and also that his said certificate
is in the usual form. Given under my hands at office this 6th day of
September 1849.

David G. Shepherd
Chairman

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State of Tennessee
Jackson County } I, Sampson W. Cassetty clerk of Jackson County court
hereby certify that David G. Shepherd whose name appears officially to
the within and foregoing certificate is ???? chairman of the county
court of Jackson County State of Tennessee duly and legally elected and
that due faith and credit should be given to his official acts In
testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my seal of
office at office this 6th day of September A. D. 1849

G. W. Cassetty (seal)

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State of Tennessee
Jackson County } Be it remembered that at a county court began and held
in the Court house in the Town of Gainesboro in Jackson County State of
Tennessee on the first Monday it being the third day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and of the
Independence of the United States the 75th court met pursuant to the
adjournment present the worshipful Peter G. Cox Austin H. Morgan
Rowland C. Dill Lemuel G. Rose & Amos Kirkpatrick Esrs Justices

Sarah Rector widow & Benjamine B. Washburn guardian to Polley Ann Rector
& Christina Rector
Expartee petition to sell land warrant

In this case it is ordered by the court that the matters set forth in
the petition be referred to the clerk of this court that he take proof
and report thereon to the present term of this court upon the propriety
of selling said land warrant in the pleedings mentioned.

Sarah Rector & Benjamine B. Washburn guardian to Polly Ann & Christina Rector 
Expartee decree to sell land warrant 

Be it remembered that this cause came on to be heard on this 3rd day of
March 1851 and was heard before the worshipful county court of Jackson
County upon petition proof and report of the clerk which is in the ward
and figures (to wit) In this case the clerk of the County Court reports
to the worshipful court that in pursuance to a decreth order made in
this case at the present term that he has proceeded to take the
Deposition of George M. McWhirter and Thomas H. Butler from which it
appears that it would be manifestly to the interest of all persons
concerned that said land warrant be sold for distribution and that one
hundred and ten dollars is a fare cash price for said land warrant all
of which is respectfully submitted and the court before the proof in
this cause.

S. W. Cassetty (clerk)

Which report being unexpected is in all things confirmed by the court.
It is ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that said Land Warrant
No. 55013 for 160 acres be sold to the highest bidders for cash at the
Court house door in Gainesboro and the clerk of this court proceed
to sell the same after giving at least 20 days notice by advertisement
at three or more public places in Jackson County one of which shall be
at the court house door in Gainesboro and that the biddings for said
land warrant be opened at one hundred and ten dollars all other matters
being reserved untill the coming in of said report.

April County Court 1851 court need present the worshipfuls.

Sarah Rector & Benjamine B. Washburn guardian to Polly Ann Rector & Christina Rector.
Expartee decree to sell land warrant

Be it remembered that this cause came on again to be finally heard on
this 7th day of April 1851 before the worshipful court of Jackson
County upon the report of the Clerk of said court which report is
unexcepted to and is in the following words and figures (to wit).

Sarah Rector & B. B. Washburn guardian to Polly Ann Rector & Christania
Rector Expartee Report

In this case the clerk of the county court of Jackson County
respectfully reports to the worshipful county court of said county that
in pursuance to an interlocutory decree herein pronounced at that March
Term 1851 he preceded to sell said Land warrant No. 55013. for 160 acres
Issued from the Commissioners of Pensions at Washington City D. C. on
the 17th day of April 1849 to Sarah Rector widow & Polly Ann Rector &
Christina Rector children and heirs at law of David M. Rector (decd) to
the highest bidder for cash at the court house door in Gainesboro after
having advertised the same as direct in said Decreth order when Benjamin
B. Washburn became the purchaser at the price of one hundred and ten
dollars he being the highest and best bidder and it being the minimum
value of said land warrant all of which is respectfully submitted Mart
the 29th 1851.

S. W. Cassetty (clerk)

Whereupon it is ordered and decreed by the court that said report be in
all things confirmed and that the Title of Sarah Rector widow and Polly
Ann Recter & Christina Recter children and heirs at law of David M.
Recter in and to said Land warrant be forever divested and vested in the
purchaser Benjamin B. Washburn and that the cost of sale be pair out of
the fund arising from the sale and that the clerk pay over to said fund
to those entitled.

State of Tennessee
Jackson County }

I Sampson W. Cassetty Clerk of Jackson County Court hereby certify that
the ??? and foregoing is a true full and perfect transcription of the
proceeding had in our County Court ordering the sale of the aforesaid
Land warrant & confirming said sale as appears of record in my office
witness my hand at office this 8th day of April 1851.

S. W. Cassetty (clerk)

For the value received I hereby sell and assign unto James A. Barret
_____ all my right and title to the within & foregoing certificate or
warrant No. 55013 for 160 acres of Land witness my hand this 8th day of
April 1851 

Benjamin B. Washburn (seal)

Acknowledged before me this 8th day of April 1851. I also certify that
this my certificate to the foregoing assignment was filed up by me on
the day on which the same was acknowledged before me in my official
capacity as aforesaid attest.

Thos. D. Cassety
Justice of the peace

Attest
T. J. Poteet
J. E. Rains

State of Tennessee
Jackson County }  I Sampson W. Cassetty clerk of Jackson County court
hereby certify that Thos. D. Cassetty whose signature appears officially
to the above certificate is an acting justice of the peace in and for
Jackson County State of Tennessee duly ??? and qualified and that his
signiture is geniune ??? and entitled to credit.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal
of my office at office this 8th day of April A. D. 1851.

Sampson W. Cassetty (clerk)

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