Land Patent: William Perritt, 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 Certificate No. 11172 
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: 
Whereas WILLIAM PARRITT OF CLAIBORNE PARISH LOUISIANA, has deposited in the General 
Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at 
MONROE whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said WILLIAM PARRITT 
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 THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWENTY, IN TOWNSHIP NINETEEN NORTH, OF 
RANGE FIVE, WEST, IN THE DISTRICT OF LANDS SUBJECT TO SALE AT MONROE LOUISIANA, 
CONTAINING FORTY ACRES AND FORTY EIGHT 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 WILLIAM PARRITT. 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 
the presents do give and grant, unto the said WILLIAM PARRITT, 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 WILLIAM 
PARRITT and HIS heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I, MILLARD FILLMORE, 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 FIRST day of SEPTEMBER in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and FIFTY TWO and 
of the Independence of the United States the Seventy SEVENTH. 
By the President: MILLARD FILLMORE By ALEXR. MCCORMICK ASST Secretary. 
E. S. TERRY Recorder of the General Land Office. 

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