Thomas Heard Land Patent,Catahoula Parish, LA
submitted by: Jerry Mead <jerry.mead@cox.net>



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Certificate No. 2201
The United States of America,
To all to whom these presents shall come greeting:

Whereas Thomas Heard of Catahoula Louisiana  has 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 Thomas
Heard according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April
1820 entitled "An Act Making Further Provisions for the Sale of Public Lands"
for:  The Lot no. Six of Section Thirty in Township Eleven or Range Eight East in
the district of lands subject to sale at Ouachita, Louisiana containing eighty-one
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 Thomas Heard

Now Know Ye, that the United States of America in consideration of the promises
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 Thomas Heard and his heirs the said tract above described to have and to hold
the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtanences of
whatever nature, thereupon belonging, unto the said Thomas Heard and to his
heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony whereof, I, Martin Van Buren 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 Twentieth day
of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven  and of
the Independence of the United States the Sixty First
                         By the President:    Martin Van Buren
                                   By   A. Van Buren   Sec'y
               Hudson McGarland  Recorder of the General Land Office