BOUNTY
LAND APPLICATION OF DREWRY BROADAWAYSubmitted by Jarrel M. NEWBERRY, 2231 Conant Drive, Burley, ID 83318
State of Tennessee County of Wayne} On this third day of September {August-crossed out]
A.D.1852, personally appeared before me Abraham MONTAGUE a Justice of the peace within
and for the County and State aforesaid Drewry BROADAWAY aged about seventy four years a
resident of the County of Wayne in the state aforesaid who being duly sworn according to law
declares that he is the identical Drewry BROADAWAY who was a private in the company
commanded by Captain Isaac WILLIAMS in a regiment commanded by Col. Thomas H.
BENTON (he thinks) in the war with the Creek indians in the year 1814 as well as he recollects
that he was drafted at Sevierville in the County of Sevier in the State of Tennessee on or about
the month of January 1814, for the term of four months and continued in actual service in said
war for the term of four months and was honorably discharged at Fort Deposit in the Creek
nation on or about the month of May 1814 as well as he recollects about two hundred miles from
the place of his residence he states that he never received a certificate of discharge, but
respectfully refers to the muster rolls of said company. he further states that he never received
bounty land under any former act of Congress nor is entitled to any except for the services above
mentioned He makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which he
may be entitled under the act [second page] granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers
who have been engaged in the military service of the United States passed September 28th 1850.
//s// Drewry XBROADAWAY
Sworn to and subscribed before me the day and year above written And I hereby certify that I
believe the said Drewry BROADAWAY to be the identical man who served as aforesaid and that
he is of the age above stated. //s// Abraham MONTAGUE JP
The Commissioner of Pensions will please examine my claim to bounty land at your earliest convenience and transmit my warrent (if allowed) to John McDOUGAL Waynesboro Tennessee and oblige Sept 1852 //s// Drewry XBROADAWAY
Test Wm MONTAGUE
Re examined
No 153 286
Treasury Office
3rd Auditors Office
March 23/54
"Drewry BROADAWAY" Serv in Captain Isaac WILLIAM's Co. From 10 Jany to 1 May 1814 To 3 Mo/23 dys Mark'd "in Service at Fort Strother 1 May 1814" Co in Ser till 16 May 1814.No milage ? the roles.