Was there another Acklin family? Was "our" Christopher Acklin active in North Carolina as well as Washington County, Virginia? I don't know.
This House having taken into consideration the distressed situation of Thomas Garnish, Moses Griffin, Daniel Pegram, Isaac Reed, James Hall, Thomas Kilpatrick, Charles Harrington, Christo Acklin, Sweeting Bond, Wm Fullerton, Charles Yates, Thos. Tortle, James Nelson, John Strange, Thomas Bryan, Benja. Clash, John Nevil, William Lunsdale, Thomas Kersley, William Gilbert, Thos. Clark, Willm Hiscock, Soldiers who were wounded in the late battle with the Insurgents and in all probability will be cripples for life, Do therefore Resolve that...Christo Acklin...be allowed twenty pounds p. annum each.
Certificates from the Inferior Court of the County where they reside that they still continue disabled and are proper objects of Public Bounty.
R. CASWELL, Speaker.
In the Assembly 20th Dec 1771.
In the upper House 21st Dec. Concurred with.
Minutes of the Upper House of the North Carolina General Assembly (Nov 19, 1771 - Dec 23, 1771)
Also see three other links pertaining to Christopher Acklin:
Minutes of the Lower House of the North Carolina General Assembly (Nov 10, 1771 - Dec 23, 1771)
Certificate from James Green concerning a pension for Christopher Acklin (1771)
Certificates from Wyriot Ormond and James Green concerning a pension for Christopher Acklin (Oct 1772)
No comments:
Post a Comment