Land Patent: John Leewright, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana 
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Date:  Dec. 2000



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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate No. 991 
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: 
Whereas JOHN LEEWRIGHT OF CLAIBORNE, 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 JOHN 
LEEWRIGHT 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 Public Lands," for 
THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY THREE, IN TOWNSHIP 
NINETEEN OF RANGE FIVE WEST, IN THE DISTRICT OF LANDS SUBJECT TO SALE AT OUACHITA, 
LOUISIANA, CONTAINING THIRTY NINE ACRES AND NINETY FOUR AND ONE FOURTH 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 JOHN LEEWRIGHT. 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 JOHN LEEWRIGHT 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 JOHN LEEWRIGHT 
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 FIFTEENTH 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 M. GARLAND Recorder of the General Land Office. 

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