George Blair, 1842 Claim
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- George Blair, 1842 Claim
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“No 129 130
The United States to George Blair Dr
Residence in the old Nation in the limits of N.C. now in Flint District
For the service of …waggon 445.00 This item is to be found in Book 7 Page 1
1 smoke house hew’d logs 16 ft. 35.00
6 Cows and calves $15 90.00
1 oxen 15.00
8 7 yearlings $8 56.00
4 two years old $8 32.00
4…head of stock hogs $3 [illegible]
2 pa[t]ch sweet potatoes 20.00
1 pa[t]ch Irish [potatoes] 10.00
3 ovens $3 each 9.00
2 skillets 3.00
1 large pot 5.50
2 d[itto] small 6.00
6 Bed steads $3 18.00
2 plows $3 6.00
1 s[c]ythe & blade 5.00
25 Bushels Corn 25.00
2 Sets cups & saucers 1.50
2 sets plates 1.50
6 pi[t]chers $1 6.00
4 bowls $1 4.00
4 d[itto] small 2.00
2 Dishes 2.00
2 Tables 7.00
1 trunk 4.00
1 large Chest 3.00
1 set knives & forks 2.50
1 set Tea spoons .50
1 set Table spoons .75
2 shugar bowls 2.00
1 dozen Thimbles 1.50
3 salt sellers .50 1.50
3 Bed Steads $3 9.00
6 Chairs 50 3.00
12 Chickens 25 c[en]ts 3.00
4 weeding hoes $1 4.00
2 p[ai]r cotton cards $1 2.00
1 spinning wheel 4.00
1 shovel 1.25
1 Drawing knife 1.00
$708.50
George Blair on oath states that he owned and had in his possession all the above charged items in the old Nation and that in the summer of 1838 he was forcibly compelled to leave it all at his residence in the old Nation in in consequence of being forced to leave by the troops under the command of Genl Scott and that the waggon and team set forth in his account he entered into the service of the Detachment of J. A. Bell and that he has never received any compensation from the government nor from no other source whatever for the same
Sworn to before me 16th April 1842
Jay Hicks Cl[er]k… Geo Blair his X mark
Little Betty and Betsy Blair on oath states that they lived in the same house with Geo Blair in the old Nation and that they know he owned and had in his possession all the above items & they also know that he was forcibly compelled to leave it all at his residence in the old Nation in consequence of being forced away by the troops and they also know that the said Blair entered his waggon and team in to the service of the Detachment of J A Bell and they also know that he has never received any pay for the same form his services whatever
Sworn to before me 16th April 1842
Jay Hicks c[lerk] Little Betty her X mark
Betsy Blair her X mark
Ellis S. Harlin on oath states that he came on to Arkansas in the company Detachment of JA Bell and that he was present when Geo Blair entered two waggons in the service of the Det[a]chment and that some where on the way to the west the said Blair was compelled to stop on the way in consequence of sickness in his family and therefore he was not present when the said Detachment landed in the west and were paid for their teams
Sworn to before me 16th April 1842 Ellis S Harlin
Jay Hicks cl[erk]”
- Name of Claimant
- George Blair
- Name of Witness(es)
- Little Betty, Betsy Blair & Ellis S. Harlin
- Name of Agent/Clerk
- Jay Hicks
- Total Claim Amount
- $708.50
- Residence in the East (Place)
- North Carolina
- Residence in the West (District)
- Flint
- Livestock
- Oxen, Cattle, Hogs
- Crops
- Sweet Potatoes, Corn, Irish Potatoes
Part of George Blair, 1842 Claim
“George Blair, 1842 Claim”, Retracing the Bell Route: An Archive of Cherokee Removal, accessed October 16, 2024, https://cherokee-bell-route.org/s/Cherokee_Bell-Route/item/153