[Rejected Revolutionary War Land Claim of Butler Murphey, 1834]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 27 Jan 2003]

Petition for bounty land.
The pt of Butler Murphey- Soldr C.L.

There is no proof, whatever, fol'd in support of their claim.

The widow of this soldier, (who claims his bounty land, and has given
a power of attorney to an agent to demand presive[?] the warrant for
the same) has given an affidavit, which is fol'd.
She says- that "Bulter murphey servd three years, and three months,
in the virginia line, in the company of Capt. ______ in the Regt.
commanded by Colo. _______ " and the Justice of the Peace, who 
administered the oath to her, has certified - that she is a person of
truth & of good character-
Respectfully submitted
John H Smith Comr &c
June 14th 1834

To Governor 
Joanwell[?]}

Know all men by these presents that I Lidday Murphy widow and relect
of Butler Murphey deceased, do hereby authorize and empower Hamon[?]
C. Trigg of the county of Montgomery and state of Virginia as my agent
and attorney to demand and receive from the Registrar of the Land 
office of Virginia any and all comments[?] for Military Bounty Land
due to me for the services of the said Butler Murphey in the 
Revolutionary War with power to appoint one or more substitutes under
him, with the aforesaid powers, and all the acts of my said agent or
of his subsitutes, I will ratify and confirm by these presents:
As witneSs my hand and seal this Eighth day of Aprile 1834
Lidday her X mark Murphy  {seal}
Teste.
Capt[?] Lewis

State of Virginia Montgomery county wit[?]
This day Lidday Murphey above named personally appeared before me as
Justice of the peace, and acknowledged the foregoing power of attorney
to be her act and deed.  Given under my hand this Eighth day of Aprile
1834.
R"[?] Lewis J.P.

Virginia montgomery county to wit.
This day Lidday Murphy personally appeared before me as [custom?] of 
the [person in under?] said county and after [leaving just only 
reasons, saith?] that Butler Murphey was a soldier in the Revolutionary
war in the Virginia line departed this life on the 23d day of December
1827 and further states that the said Butler Murphey served three years
and three months in the virginia line in the company of Capt. ________
in the regiment commanded by Colo. ________
Lidday her X mark Murphy
Sworn to and subscribed before me by the above named Lidday Murphy who
is a person of truth and of good character, the Eighth day of Aprile
1834
R"[?] Lewis J.P.