Lumpkin County, Georgia

Request for Names - 1866

 

Request for Names Eligible
for State Assistance
            Georgia, Lumpkin Co.

The justices of the peace in each
Militia District in said county are
Duly requested to furnish to R A Quillian agt
A complete list of those … persons
in their Districts who are entitle to corn for
bread under the late act of the Legistature
to wit

1 widows of deceased soldiers and their children
2 orphans of deceased soldiers
3 persons dependent on deceased soldiers for support
4 soldiers cripples for life
5 Aged or infirm white persons
These are required to 8 (illegible)
They will suffer without assistance
You will take the number of
children in each family
[Given?] under our hands April 9, 1866
                                    Weir Boyd JIC
                                    John Huff JIC
                                    Jacob Deck JIC

I wish these reports by Sat[...]
                                    R.A. Quillan
                                    Agt.

This was tri folded, on the back it is written James M Norel Y.D. Forest

Contributed by: Rebecca Giles