- Joseph
Liles' Land Warrant
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- In 1851 Joseph Liles
applied for a land bounty for his service in the War of
1812, and he received a warrant for land some time after.
He sold the warrant to E.P. Verner for an unspecified sum
in 1857 or 1858.
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- State of South
Carolina,
- Co. of
Pickens
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- On June 20, 1851
appeared before me, E.P. Verner, Joseph Liles who was a
Corporal in the Co. of Captain M.L. Keith in the 8th Inf
commanded by Colonel P. Jack in the War with Great
Brit[ai]n; and was honorably discharged as will
appear by his certificate of discharge herewith and the
muster rolls of said company. He makes this declaration
for the purpose of claiming the bounty land to which he
may be entitled under the Act passed 28 Sep 1850, and
that he has never received or become entitled to land
under any prior Act.
- /s/ Joseph
Liles
- I hereby certify that
I believe the said Joseph Liles to be the man who served
as aforesaid. /s/ E.P. Verner, Notary Public
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State of SC, Co. of
Oconee
- In the matter of
pension claim of Zilla Lyles, widow of Joseph Lyles.
Personally came before me, a Notary Public in and for the
said County and State; E.P. Verner, a citizen near
Westminster SC, and declared: That Joseph Lyles, husband
of Zilla Lyles, owned a land warrant in the year 1857 or
1858, and I purchased the said land warrant from
him.
- wit: D.D. Verner,
R.H. Crosby /s/ E.P. Verner
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- Sworn to and
subscribed before me this day by the above affiant.
Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of Nov
1878.
- R.A. Gilmer, Notary
Public
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- [from the notes
of Thomas L. Hair]
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