Abner Baker Jeffreys Land Records - Walker Co. AL http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/walker/land/abjeffreys.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Linda Green ==================================================================== March 1999 Abner Baker Jeffreys Land Records - Walker Co. AL THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate No. 8305 To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Abner Baker Jeffreys of Walker County Alabama having deposited in the General Land Office, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Huntsville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Abner Baker Jeffreys 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 west quarter of the south east quarter of section ten in township nine of range ten west in the District of Lands subject to sale at Huntsville Alabama containing thirty nine acres and eighty three 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 Abner Baker Jeffreys 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 these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Abner Baker Jeffreys and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Abner Baker Jeffreys In testimony whereof, I, Martin Van Buren, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to b made patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my Hand, at the City of Washington, the fifth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the sixty second BY THE PRESIDENT, Martin Van Buren By M. Van Buren Jr., Sec'y Jos. L. Wilson, Acting Recorder of the General Land Office, ad interim THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate No. 8306 To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Abner Baker Jeffreys of Walker County Alabama having deposited in the General Land Office, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Huntsville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Abner Baker Jeffreys 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 west quarter of the south east quarter of section fifteen in township nine of range ten west in the District of Lands subject to sale at Huntsville Alabama containing forty acres and twenty five 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 Abner Baker Jeffreys 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 these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Abner Baker Jeffreys and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Abner Baker Jeffreys In testimony whereof, I, Martin Van Buren, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to b made patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my Hand, at the City of Washington, the fifth day of August in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the sixty second BY THE PRESIDENT, Martin Van Buren By M. Van Buren Jr., Sec'y Jos. L. Wilson, Acting Recorder of the General Land Office, ad interim