Land Record: Joshua Willis, Claiborne Parish, LA
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Date:  Mar. 1999




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Land Record of Joshua Willis
Claiborne Parish Louisiana


THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Certificate No. 10013


To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Joshua Willis, of Claiborne Louisiana has deposited in the GENERAL
LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND
OFFICE at Natchitoches whereby it appears that full payment has been made by
the said Joshua Willis 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 north west quarter of
section thirty six in township twenty one of range six in the District of
Lands subject to tail at Natchitoches Louisiana containing eighty acres and
sixteen hundredths of an acre
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 Joshua Willis

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 Joshua Willis
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 Joshua Willis and to
his heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony whereof, I, Franklin Pierce 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 fifteenth day of September
in the Year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four and of the
Independence of the United States the Seventy ninth

BY THE PRESIDENT: Franklin Pierce
By. H. E. Baldwin, Asst. Sec'y
Jos. L. Wilson, Acting Recorder of the General Land Office, ad interim

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