1843 Land Patent of Sarah Cockran; Concordia and Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Typed and Submitted by Annette Womack of Winnfield, Louisiana, Aug 2006
Date: 29 Aug 2006
Donated by Sandra Tipton


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Preemption Certificate No. 5541

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings:

Whereas Sarah Cockran, of Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

have deposited in the  GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States,  A
certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE  at Ouachita whereby it
appears that full payment has been made by the said Sarah Cockran,
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 South West quarter of Section twenty two, in Township Nine, of Range
nine East,  in the District of Lands subject to sale at Ouachita,
Louisiana, containing One hundred and eighty two 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 Sarah Cockran

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 Sarah Cockran, 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, thereunto belonging, unto the said Sarah Cockran, 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 tenth day of April in
the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three 
and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Sixty Seventh
BY THE PRESIDENT: John Tyler
By R Tyler, Sec'y.
T Williamson, Recorder of the General Land Office.
{L.S.}