Land Grant to Granville Bevill - Sumter County, Florida

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The United States of America, To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:

Certificate}
No. 2537}

Whereas, Granville Bevill of Sumpter County, Florida has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE 
of the UNITED STATES, a CERTIFICATE of the Register of the Land Office at Newnansville whereby 
it appears that FULL PAYMENT has been made by the said Granville Bevill according to the 
provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making future
provision for the sale of the public lands," for the South East quarter of the south West 
quester of Section thirty one in Township twenty one South of range twenty four East in the 
District of Lands subject to sale at Newnansville, Florida containing thirty eight acres and 
ninety hundredths of an acre according to the OFFICIAL PLAT of the Survey of the said Lands,
returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICES by the Survenor General, which said Tract has been purchased 
by the said Granville Bevill.  Now know ye, That the United States of America, in consideration 
of the premises, and i nconformity with the several Acts of Cognress in such case made and 
provided, Have Given and Granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant, unto the said Granville 
Bevill 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 naturo thereunto 
belonging, unto the said Granville Bevill and to his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, Franklin Pierce, 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 Washinton, the first day of May in the year of Our Lord 
one thousand eight hundred and fifty five and of the Independece of the United States the 
seventy ninth.

By the President:  Franklin Pierce

By:  ? Baldwin
     ? Records of the General Land Office

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