Thanks so much. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Butler" <jackvbutler@comcast.net> To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [FLJACKSO] Bounty Land under Act of Congress 1850 > The Bounty Land Files are maintained at the National Archives & Records > Administration (NARA). You will have to order the file from them, as these > files have never been microfilmed. Information about these files and how > to > acquire them can be found at: > http://www.archives.gov/publications/general-info-leaflets/67.html#mil > > You can order by mail or visit their online order site at: > http://www.archives.gov/research/order/orderonline.html > Ideally, you should have the bounty warrant file number when you order. > > Good hunting. > > Jack Butler > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sue Gill" <shgill@bellsouth.net> > To: <fljackso@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 9:28 PM > Subject: [FLJACKSO] Bounty Land under Act of Congress 1850 > > >>I am researching Ann Gay, who applied for bounty land under the Act of >> Congress 1850. Her father, Thomas Gay (Jr?), served in the militia >> during >> the Florida Indian War. >> >> Where would I find copies of the petition and accompanying papers >> involved? >> I have one paper that I think might have come from this file, indicating >> that Ann Gay may have been the daughter of Thomas Gay, Jr., rather than >> Thomas Gay, Sr. as generally accepted. >> >> I would like to explore this further, but am not sure where to find those >> petition papers. >> Sue >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLJACKSO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >