Land Record of Fielding Straughn - Conecuh Co., AL ******************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. File Manager - Lygia D. Cutts MAY 1999 Certificate No. 24862 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Fielding Straughn of Conecuh County, Alabama has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Cahaba, 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 North East quarter of Section Twenty Two in Township Six, of Range Nine, in the District of Lands Subject to sale at Cahaba, Alabama containing Forty 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 Tyler, 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, the Twentieth day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Forty One, and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty Fifth By the President, John Tyler By, N. Tyler, Sec'y. J. Williamson, Recorder of the General Land Office