Land Record of Fielding Straughn - Conecuh Co., AL

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

Certificate
No. 1438

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 East half of the North West quarter of Section Twenty Two in Township Six of Range Eleven 
in the district of Cahaba and State of Alabama containing eighty acres 

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, John Quincy Adams, 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 eighty day of April, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty five, and of the Independence of the United States 
the forty ninth

By the President, 

G.G. , Commissioner of the General Land Office

Note:  G.G. is presumably George Graham.
The number of this certificate may be in error.