Harmon D Arledge Land Record from GLO. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana Submmitted by Joy Moore ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ************************************************ THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Homestead certificate no 3667 Application 8501 To All to 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 New Orleans Louisiana, whereby it appears that pursesant to the Act of Congress approved 20 th May 1862 "To secure Homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain" and the acts supplemental thereto the claim of Harmon D Arledge has been established and duly consummated in conformity to laws for the West half of the North East quarter and the East half of the North West quarter of Section eleven in Township ten South of Range thirteen West of Louisiana Meridian in Louisiana containing one hundred and sixty acres 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 unto the said Harmon D Arledge the tract of land above described TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of land with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Harmon D Arledge and to his heirs and assigns forever In Testimony whereof I Benjamin Harrison 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 March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety two and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and sixteenth By the President Benjamin Harrison by M McKean Sec'y J R Conwell recorder of the General Land Office ad interim