Avoyelles County Louisiana Archives Deed.....Walker, John Junior - U. S. Government, U. S. Land Sales October 1, 1845
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Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, District
Written: October 1, 1845
Recorded: October 1, 1845

The following land patent is copied from the original document which was a typed
form letter where the issuing authority completed the form by writing in the
necessary information.  The hand writted portion of the patent is noted by quote
marks.

Preemption
Certificate No. 564
Then United States of America
To all to whom these Presents shall cone, Greeting:

Whereas "John Walker Junior of Avoyelles [Parish], Louisianan"
hsa deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the
REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE of "Opelousas" whereby it appears that full payment has
been made by the said "John Walker Junior", 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 West quarter of Section Three in Township One South of
Range Six East of the basis Meridian in the District of Lands subject to Sale at
Opelousas, Louisiana containing Eighty acres and twenty-six hundreths of an acre."

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 Walker Junior" and to "his" heirs, the said tract avove 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 "John Walker
Junior" and "his" heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony Whereof, I, "James K. Polk", 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 "first" day of "October" in the
Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and "forty five" and of the INDEPENDENCE
OF THE UNITED STATES the, "Seventieth".

BY THE PRESIDENT: "James K. Polk" 
By "J. Knox Walker", Sec'y.
"S. H. Laughlin" Recorder of the General Land Office

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