Elijah Stover Land Record #1 - Lawrence Co. AL ************************************************************** USGENWEB 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ************************************************************** Contributed by Charity Goodwin Jan2001 Elijah Stover Land record No.1 Form of Affidavit for one who desires to Enter Land adjoinig a farm or plantation owned or occupied by such person No. 23837 Land Office at Huntsville,Al March 16,1855 I, Elijah Stover of Lawrence County, Ala Having applied to enter NW 1/4 of SW 1/4 sec 25 and NW 1/4 of SE 1/4& NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 sec 26 Of Section No 25 & 26 of Township No 7 of range no 6 West under the Act, entitled "An Act of graduate and reduce the price of Public Lands to actual settlers and cultivatosr," approved 4th August,1854, do solemnly swear that I enter the same for the use of an adjoining farm owned by me, situated on the N 1/2 sec 26 and NW 1/4 sec 25 of Section No. 25 & 26 of Township No 7 of Range 6 West, and that together with said entry, I have not acquired from the United States, under the provisions of said Act, more than 320 acres, according to te established surveys; and futher, that said land is not now in the occupany of any actual settler whose settlement thereon existed at the date of said law. Sword to and subscribed before me on the 26th day og March 1855 James Howard Register His Mark x Elijah Stover