Land Patent: Gideon P. Routon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Kelly Priestly, troubles@bayou.com


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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Certificate No. 756


     Whereas GIDEON P. ROUTON, OF OUACHITA PARISH, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNEE OF CHEE-
AH, AHLO-KAH AND FE-CHUBEE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF NOK-NIN-CHE, DECEASED has
deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the
Register of the Land Office at MONROE, LOUISIANA, whereby it appears that
Choctaw Certificate NO 756 in the name of NOK-NIN-CHE for THREE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY acres of land, (issued by the Secretary of War in pursuance of the
provisions of the Act of Congress of the 23d of August, 1842, entitled, "An Act
to provide for the satisfaction of claims arising under the fourteenth and
nineteenth Articles of the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, concluded in
September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty."-- of the Act of Congress of
the 3d of March, 1845, entitled, "An Act making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, and for fulfilling treaty
stipulations with the various Indian tribes for the fiscal year, commencing on
the 1st day of July, 1845, and ending on the 80th day of June, 1846," and of the
Joint Resolution of Congress of the 3d August, 1846, entitled, "Joint Resolution
to authorize the Secretary of War to adjudicate the claims of the Su-quak-natch-
ah and other clans of Choctaw Indians, whose cases were left undetermined by the
Commissioners for the want of Township maps") has been surrendered by the said
GIDEON P. ROUTON in full satisfaction for

     THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER AND THE NORTH WEST QUARTER
OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION TWO AND THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTH
EAST QUARTER OF SECTION NINE IN TOWNSHIP EIGHTEEN NORTH OF RANGE FIVE WEST, THE
SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY FIVE IN TOWNSHIP
NINETEEN NORTH OF RANGE FIVE WEST AND THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE NORTH WEST
QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY ONE, THE NORTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER
OF SECTION THIRTY TWO AND THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF THE NORTH EAST QUARTER OF
SECTION SEVEN IN TOWNSHIP NINETEEN NORTH OF RANGE FOUR WEST, AND THE NORTH WEST
QUARTER OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION NINE IN TOWNSHIP EIGHTEEN NORTH OF
RANGE FOUR WEST IN THE DISTRICT OF LANDS SUBJECT TO SALE AT MONROE, LOUISIANA,
CONTAINING THREE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN ACRES AND SEVENTY-NINE 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 located
by the said GIDEON P. ROUTON.

     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 GIDEON P. ROUTON 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 GIDEON P. ROUTON and to 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 SIXTEENTH day of
DECEMBER in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and FIFTY and of the
Independence of the United States the seventy FOURTH.

By the President:  MILLARD FILLMORE
By ALEX MCCORMICK  Ass't. Sec'y.
   JOS. S. WILSON, ACTING  Recorder of the General Land Office, AD INTERIM.

Recorded Vol. 1, page 177.