Land Record of Travis Straughn - Covington Co., AL

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May 1999

Certificate
No. 854

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas Travis Straughn of Covington County, has deposited in the General Land Office of the 
United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Sparta, whereby it appears 
that full payment has been made by the said Travis 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 thirty three in Township Five of Range 
Sixteen in the district of land subject to sale at Sparta, Alabama containing eighty acres and 
thirteen and a half 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 Travis 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 Travis 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 Travis 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 First day of November, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and of the Independence of the United States the 
Fifty Fifth

By the President, A.J.
C.H. , Commissioner of the General Land Office

Note:  The year of the date was corrected from Twenty to Thirty.