Land Record of Leroy M. Straughn - Covington Co., AL

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May 1999

Certificate
No. 35122

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas Leroy M. Straughn of Covington 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 Leroy M. 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 North East quarter of the South East quarter of Section Seventeen in Township Six, of Range 
Seventeen, in the District of Lands Formerly 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 Leroy M. 
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 Leroy M. 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 Leroy M. 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 First day of November, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Fifty Eight, and of the Independence of the United States 
the Eighty Third

By the President, John Tyler
By, N. Tyler, Sec'y.
J. Williamson, Recorder of the General Land Office