James E Heath Esq Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir You will please examine my claim to bounty land under the act of 28th September 1850 and if I am entitled to land you will please issue a certificate of my title and forward the same to Jack Thomas, Leitchfield Grayson County Ky my agent and attorney - February 8th 1851 Adam Beatty Witness A. C. McBeath Edwin Thomas Jack Thomas agent 23/46 Mar 7/51 Leitchfield Adam Beatty's Grayson County Claim to bounty land Ky State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct On this 8th day of February AD one thousand eight hundred fifty one personally appeared before me A. C. McBeath a Justice of the peace in & for the County and State aforesaid Adam Beatty aged seventy nine years a resident of Grayson county in the State of Kentucky who being duly sworn accord- ing to law declares that he is the identical Adam Beatty who was a private in the company comm- anded by Captain Barret Gains in the Regiment Commanded by Col. McMillan in the war with the northern Indians in an expedition under Genl. Harmer that he entered the service of the United States as a volunteer in a light horse company in Woodford County State of Kentucky in Woodford County and rendavoused at Scott County Kentucky in the year 1790 and marched to the Maume village on the Maume river and was in two engagements with them and was in actual service two months, and was honorably discharged at Cincinnatti, - and was a private in a company commanded by Captain Henry Lindsey in the Regiment commanded by Col. Russell in a detachment of Kentucky volun teers in the war with the northern Indians under the command of Genl. Wayne that he volunteered in Woodford County State of Kentucky in the year 1794 and marched against the Indians on the northern frontier of the now State of Ohio and the State of Micigan, and was in the engagements of Genl. Wayne against the Indians on the Miami of the Lakes in which the Indians were defeated, and was in actual service three months and sixteen days and was honorably discharged at Cincinnatti some time in the year 1794 that if he ever did receive a certificate of discharge he has lost or mislaid it so that he cannot find it, he supposes his name and service may be found on the muster rolls of said companies He states that he knows of no person now living by which he can prove his service 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 Adam Beatty Sworn to and subscribed before me this day and year first within written, and I hereby certify that ^I believe^ the said Adam Beatty to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that he is of the age above stated A.C. McBeath (seal?) Justice of the peace for Grayson County State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct On this 8th day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one personally appeared before me A. C. McBeath a Justice of the peace in aforesaid County & state William Beatty aged seventy four years and being sworn according to law states that in the year 1790 he lived in the family with the above Adam Beatty (being his brother) and knows that the said Adam Beatty went on the cam paign called Harmers campaign against the northern Indians in the year ------------- seventeen hundred & ninety that he went with the said Adam Beatty to George Town Scott County Ky to his rendavous and knows he was gone about the lenth of time stated by the said Adam Beatty in his declaration, that he knows the said Adam Beatty in the year 1794 in Woodford County Kentucky, volunteered in a company commanded by Capt Henry Lindsey ------- in the regiment -- Waynes campaign in 1794 commanded by Col. Russell ^ that he went with the said Adam Beatty to George Town Scott County State of Kentucky, the place of Rendavous, he knows said Adam Beatty started on said campaign and that he returned and that he was gone upwards of three months, that he the said William Beatty is a disinterested witness his William X Beatty mark This day the above named William Beatty subscribed & made oath to the above affidavit and I do certify that the said William Beatty is a credible Witness given under my hand this day of February 1851 A.C. McBeath (seal?) Justice of the Peace Grayson County State of Kentucky County of Grayson Sct I Jack Thomas clerk of the County Court of the County aforesaid do certify that A.C. McBeath whose name appears to the certificate to the declar ation of Adam Beatty and the certificate to the affi davit of William Beatty is and was at the time of signing the same Justice of the Peace in and for the County and State duly commissioned & qualified as such to whose official acts due faith and credit is due and that his signature is genuine In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal at Leitchfield this 25th day of February A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty one Jack Thomas clerk of Grayson county Court Leitchfield, Grayson County Ky Dear Sir I have sent you the claims of Robert R. Wright Adam Beatty and James Wilson to bounty land. if anything further is required please inform me. address to Jack Thomas Leitchfield Grayson County Ky Yours -- Jack Thomas 23746 --7/51 Adam Beatty Pri Capt Barnet Gains Col. McMillan Ky Mil -- 1790 dis -- -- 1794 dis Capt Henry Lindsey Col. Russell ------- - auditors office -- No roll of Capts Gains & Lindseys Company for the years 1790 & 94 are found They are presumed to have been destroyed in the burning of the Public Building --------------------- --------------------- Jack Thomas Leitchfield KY State of Kentucky } } Sct County of Grayson } On the 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me Joseph C. Edelen a Justice of the peace within and for the County and state above written Adam Beaty, aged 79 years a resident of Grayson County in the state of Ky who being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is the identical Adam Beaty who was a private in the company commanded by Capt. Tompkins, light horse comp- any, in the year 1790 - in the - Regiment of Ky-Malitia commanded by Col McMillin in the war with the Indians that I was drafted and entered the service in Woodford Co Ky - on or about the 1st of Sept 1790 - for the term of 60 - days - and continued in actual service in said war 60 days and was honorably discharged on mustered out of ser vice at cincinatti, Ohio, on the day of - 1790- as will appear by the muster rolls of said company, he further states that he volunteered and entered the service of the United States in the war with the Indians in 1794- was drafted a private in the company commanded by Capt Lindsey in - Regiment of Ky Malitia Commanded by Col Russell and that he volunteered and entered the service in Woodford Co Ky- on the 10 day of July 1794- for the term of six months and actually continued in service in said war for the term of three months and 16 days, and was mustered out of service at Cincinatti, Ohio, as will appear by the muster rolls of said company he makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land pension money or back pay to which he may be entitled by law- Adam Beatty Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above mentioned J.C.Edelen a justice of the peace of Grayson County Ky State of Kentucky } } Sct County of Grayson } I Edwin Thomas Clerk of the Court in and for the County and State above -- written hereby certify that Joseph C, Edelen whose genuine --- signature appears above is and was at the time of signing the same a justice of the peace in and for the County above written, duly commissioned and sworn that all his official acts as such are entitled to full faith and credit, and that the afore said County Court is a Court of Record having general jurisdiction. Given under my hand and seal of office at the clerks office in Leitchfield Grayson Co Ky on the 30th day of July 1851- Edwin Thomas clerk Grayson County Court Know all men by these presence that I Adam Beaty of Grayson County and State of Kentucky do hereby irrevocably appoint F E Hessler of Washington City, my true and lawful attorney for me and in my name and for my benefit to demand and receive from the United States through the secretary of the Department of The Interior, the Bounty land Warrant or pension money or back pay to which I may be entitled, hereby revoking any other power of attorney that I may have hertofore given any other person or persons - In testimony whereof I have here unto set my hand seal this 22th day of July 1851 Adam Beatty attest JW Bozorth (seal) David McClure on this 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me Adam Beaty and acknowledged the above power of attorney to be his act and deed J.C. Edelen J.P.G.C. Grayson County Kentucky } Sct on this 22th day of July 1851 personally appeared before me a justice of the peace in and for the County and State above written William Beaty being first duly sworn declares that that he was present and saw the said Adam Beatty start with his napsack and gun on his back and said he was gowing to the war in 1790 with the Indians. he was gown some 60 or 70 days when he returned home he said he had been in the war. It was always my understanding from the said Adam Beaty and others that he did actually serve the time mentioned in the foregoing declaration. he further states that he was present and saw the said Adam Beaty start to the war in 1794- with the Indians he states he saw the said Adam Beaty start to said war and return home again he was gown a bout the time stated in ^the^ foregoing declaration I saw the said Beaty leave home both times and return home again but did not serve in the war at all myself and further this deponent sayeth not his William X Beaty mark sworn to and subscribed before me this 22th day of July 1851 J.C.Edelen J.P.G.C. 33.283 Aug 7/51 Filed 6th August 1851 Bounty Land F.E. Hassler Adam Beaty Present Indian War 32.283 Aug 7 51 Adam Beaty Pri Capt Tompkins Ky. Ma ? Sept ? 90 dis 90 ??? Capt Lindsey vol July 94\ Ky Ma dis -- -------------office -------------30/52 No Rec of Capts Tompkins & Lindseys Companies for the years 1790 & 94 were saved from the burning of the Public Buildings R------- for ? Auditor F.E.Hassler P---- Circ 4&5 May 7/52 Ky Auditors Office Apl 29th 1853 The Books in this office do not show that Captains Gaines & Lindsey were in service in 1790 or 1794 R------ For------ ?/314 Mar 18/52 Adam Beatty Priv Capt Gaines Col. McMillen Ky Mil ent Sept 25th 1790 dis Nov 25 1790 -- ent July ?th 1794 dis Oct ? 1794 Capt Henry Lindsey Col Russell Indian War aud office M-- 22/52 Rolls burned in 18-- ------ ------ As- - Diller Springfield 1 of 2 no rolls Ill Turn over State of Illinois County of Sangamon On this ninth day of March A.D. 1852 personally appeared before me, Isaac R. Diller, a Notary Public duly authorized to administer oaths within and for the County and State aforesaid, Adam Beatty aged Eighty years, a resident of Sangamon County in the State of Illinois, who being duly sworn ac cording to law, declares that he is the identical Adam Beatty who was a private in the Company commanded afterward by Capt. Gaines by Captain Tompkins ^ in the Kentucky Regiment of Light Horse commanded by Col. Mc Millen in the war with the Indians, commonly called Harmer's campaign, that he ----- was drafted on South Elkhorn creek in Woodford County, Kentucky on or about the 25th day of September A.D. 1790 for the term of the campaign, and continued in actual ser- vice in said war for the term of about two months, and was honorably discharged at Cincinnatti, Ohio, on the 25th of November A.D. 1790, as will appear by the muster rolls of the said company, he having never received a written discharge. And the said Adam Beatty on his oath afore- said further declares that he is the identical Adam Beatty who was a private in the company commanded by Capt Henry Lindsay in the Kentucky Regiment of volunteer Mounted Men, commanded by Col. Russell in the war with the Indians, commonly called "Wayne's War", that he volunteered at George- town, Kentucky, on or about the tenth day of July A.D. 1794, for the term of the campaign, and con- tinued in actual service in said war for the term of three months and sixteen days, and was honorably discharged at Cincinatti, Ohio on the twenty-sixth day of October A.D. 1794 as will ap- pear by the muster rolls of said company, he having never received a written discharge. He makes these two declarations for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he may be en- titled 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 28, 1850, never having received or knowing that he is en- titled under any former act of Congress. Adam Beatty (seal) Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year first above written. And I hereby certify that I believe the said Adam Beatty to be the iden- tical man who served as aforesaid, and that he is of the age above stated Witness my hand and seal not____? at Springfield Illinois this ninth day of March A.D. 1852. Isaac R Diller Notary Public The following (including bad spelling) from a WWW site having to do with the history of the area and period Miamitown (Ohio) Among the tribes in the area were Shawnee, Ottawa and Delaware, as well as the Miami. It also the home of English and French traders and their families. There also were outlaws, renegades and traitors. The place came to be called Miamitown. It took on the reputation back east as a center of terriosm on the frontier. During the American Revolution the people of Miamitown sides with British. As punishment for their support of the British, the new United States of America sent men to Miamitown in 1780. One hundred men took Miamitown by surprise, Indians and traders fled. The American force plundered Miamitown and withdrew southwest to Aboite Creek. The Indians, led by Chief Little Turtle, struck back, killing most of the force. Miamitown was not bothered again for more than a decade. Miamitown continued to grow as a center of frontier terrorism. During the late 1780's dozens of war parties left Miamitown to attack American settlements in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and the Carolinas. President Washington sent one army after another to the area to end the violence. The first, in 1790, was led by General Josiah Harmer. It forced the Indians out of their encampments in the Lakeside area. But the Indians, again led by Little Turtle, lured General Harmer into ambush not far from today's Columbia Street bridge, forcing the Americans to retreat.