Land Record of James Marion Straughn - Walton County,  Florida

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Homestead Certificate No. 11934
Application 20458

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas there has been deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate 
of the Register of the Land Office at Gainesville, Florida, whereby it appears that, pursuant to 
the Act of Congress approved 20th May, 1862, "To secure Homesteads for actual settlers on the 
public domain" and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of James Marion Straughn has been 
established and duly consummated in conformity to law for the 

West half of the North West quarter, and the South East quarter of the North West quarter and 
the North East quarter of the South West quarter of Section Ten in Township Four North, of Range 
Nineteen West of Tallahassee Meridian in Florida, containing one hundred and sixty acres and 
seventy five hundredths of an acre

according to the official plat of the survey of the said Land returned to the General Land 
Office by the Surveyor General.

Now know ye, that there is therefore granted by the United States of America, unto the said 
James Marion Straughn the said tract above described:  To have and to hold the said tract of 
land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said James Marion Straughn and his heirs and 
assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, Grover Cleveland, 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 Fifth day of November, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety five, and of the Independence of the United States 
the One hundred and twentieth

By the President: Grover Cleveland
By, M. McKean, Sec'y.
L.Q.C. Lamar, Recorder of the General Land Office