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certificate No. 989 issued to the heirs of Green B. Buchanan on
January 2, 1840, for "his having been killed at Goliad under
Col. Fannin."
CARLSON, WILLIAM S.-This name appears on the Almanac list
but not on the Davenport list. The heirs of William S. Carlson
were issued bounty warrant No. 921 for 1920 acres on September
2, 1851. No survey was made on this warrant and therefore there
is no GLO File. On page 5o6 of "Court of Claims Bounty Reg-
ister, Warrants Nos. 1 to 4499: 1-11-37 to 12-4-38," (MSS. in Gen-
eral Land Office) is a notation beside this name and number
which reads, "Massacred with Fannin." GLO File Fannin Dona-
tion No. 1499 has donation certificate No. 378 issued to the heirs
of William S. Carlson for "his having fallen with Fannin."
COLSTON, JOHN (ALIAS WILLIAM S.), AND/OR COULSON, JOHN
(ALIAS WILLIAM S.) -This name is not on the Almanac list. Dav-
enport lists a "William John Colston." GLO File Fannin Bounty
No. 204 has bounty warrant 2852 issued to the heirs of J. (alias
William S.) Colston for 192o acres. The warrant was issued by
the secretary of war on April 12, 1838, for his service "from the
15th day of February 1836 to the 27th day of March 1836 having
been killed with Fannin." GLO File Bexar Bounty No. 1025 has
bounty warrant No. 138 issued by the adjutant general on No-
vember 5, 1846, to the heirs of William S. Coulson for his "having
been killed in the Massacre at Goliad with Col. Fannin." GLO
File Fannin Bounty No. 204 shows that warrant No. 2852 was
rejected by the Court of Claims on June 14, 186o, with the ex-
planation that a bounty warrant had been issued in the name of
William S. Coulson indicating that William S. Colston and
William S. Coulson were one and the same person. Six hundred
and forty acres already patented on rejected warrant No. 2852
were not cancelled as the Court of Claims could not cancel a pat-
ented survey. Donation certificates were issued to: (1) the heirs of
William S. Carlson (see Fannin Donation File No. 1499), (2) to
the heirs of John (alias William S.) Colston (see GLO File San
Patricio Donation No. 143) and (3) to the heirs of John (alias
William S.) Coulson (see Bexar Donation File No. lo26). All
three donation certificates stated that they were issued for the525
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