Land Patent: John C. Johnston, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Kelly Priestly, troubles @ bayou.com
Date:  Dec. 2000




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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Homestead Certificate No. 1389
Application 444



     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, pursuant to the Act of Congress approved
20th May, 1862, "To secure Homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain,"
and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of JOHN C. JOHNSTON has been
established and duly consummated in conformity to law for the

     NORTH-WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTH-EAST QUARTER AND THE NORTH-EAST QUARTER OF
THE NORTH-WEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY-FOUR IN TOWNSHIP NINETEEN NORTH OF
RANGE FIVE WEST OF LOUISIANA MERIDIAN IN LOUISIANA CONTAINING SEVENTY-NINE ACRES
AND SEVENTY-FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF AN ACRE

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 JOHN C. JOHNSTON the tract of land above described:  To have and to hold
the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said JOHN C.
JOHNSTON and to HIS heirs and assigns forever.

     In testimony whereof, I, CHESTER A. ARTHUR, 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
JANUARY in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and EIGHTY THREE and
of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and SEVENTH.

By the President:  CHESTER A. ARTHUR
By W. H. COOK  Sec'y.
   S. W. CLARK  Recorder of the General Land Office.

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