John Reeder, Land Record Pulaski County Indiana THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Redemption Certificate No. 118581 To All To Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: Whereas, John Reeder of Pulaski County Indiana has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Laporte whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said John Reeder according to the provision of the Act of Congress of 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of Public Lands" for south west fractional quarter of section nine in township twenty nine north of range two west in the District of Lands subject to sale at Jeffersonville Indiana containing one hundred and forty five acres and ten 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 John Reeder 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 John Reeder 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 thereto belonging, unto the said John Reeder and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I, John Tyler 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 twenty fifty day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one and of the Independence of the United States the sixty fifth. By the President, John Tyler By R. Tyler Sec'y Williamson Recorder of the General Land Office --------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda L. Green (© 1999 Linda L. Green)