Land Record of Merriman Straughn - Wayne Co., Indianna

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Contributed by "Timothy T. Straughn" <tstraughn@sprintmail.com>
MAY 1999

Certificate
No. 4941

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas Merriman Straughn of Wayne County, State of Indiana has deposited in the General Land 
Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Brookville, 
State of Indiana whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Merriman 
Straughn 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 West half of the South East quarter of Section Twenty Seven in Township Sixteen of Range 
Eleven in the district of Brookville and State of Indiana containing eighty acres 

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 Merriman 
Straughn, 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 thes presents do give and grant, unto the said Merriman Straughn and to his 
heirs the said tract above described:  To have and to hold the same, together with all the 
rights, priviledges, immunities, and appurtenances, of whatsoever nature, thereto belonging, 
unto the said Merriman Straughn and his heirs and assigns forever.

In testimony whereof, I, James Monroe, 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, this twentieth day of April, in the year of our 
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty four, and of the Independence of the United States 
the forty eighth

By the President, J.M

George Graham, Commissioner of the General Land Office