Land Record of Fielding Straughn - Conecuh Co., AL

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Contributed by "Timothy T. Straughn" <tstraughn@sprintmail.com>
May 1999

Certificate
No. 15005

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas Fielding Straughn of Conecuh County, has deposited in the General Land Office of the 
United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Cahaba, State of Alabama 
whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Fielding Straughn according to 
the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making 
further provision for the sale of the Public Lands" for 

the South East quarter of the South West quarter of Section Fourteen in Township Six of Range 
Eleven in the district of land subject to sale at Cahaba, Alabama containing thirty nine acres 
and sixty four hundredths of an acre

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land 
Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Fielding 
Straughn.

Now know ye, that the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in 
conformity with the several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, have given and 
granted, and, by thes presents do give and grant, unto the said Fielding Straughn and to his 
heirs the said tract above described:  To have and to hold the same, together with all the 
rights, priviledges, immunities, and appurtenances, of whatsoever nature, thereto belonging, 
unto the said Fielding Straughn and his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, Andrew Jackson, President of the United States of America, have caused 
these letters to be made Patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.

Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, this eighth day of October, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty five, and of the Independence of the United States 
the sixtieth

By the President, Andrew Jackson
By: A.J. Donelson, Sec'y.

Maury A. Brown , Commissioner of the General Land Office

Note:  The year of the date was corrected from Thirty Four to Thirty Five.  Maury A. Brown's
signature replaced Elijah Hayward.  Maury is the best guess on the signature of the 
Commissioner of General Land Office.