Homestead Entry for Calvin G. Carver Submitted by Gaytha Carver Thompson LaFamTree@aol.com 540 May Drive Madison, TN 37115 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ 74 Homestead Certificate No: 1159  Application: 2241 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO WHOM ALL THESE PRESENTS COME, GREETING: Whereas there has been deposisted in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States a CERTIFICATE of the Register of Land Office, Nathcitoches Louisiana, whereby it appears that, pursant, 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 Calvin G. Carver has been established and duly communsuated in conformaity to law of the: South West quarter of the South East quarter of section twenty four and the North half of the North East quarter and the Southeast quarter of the North East quarter of section twenty five in township two North of range ten West of Louisiana and Meridian in Louisiana containing one hundred and sixty acres and twenty four hundreths 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 Calvin G. Carver, the tract of Land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD this said tract of land with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Calvin G. Carver and to his heirs and assign forever. In testimoney where of Benjamin Harrison, 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 twenty fifth day of July, in the year of Our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and eighty nine, and of the Independence of the United States, the one hundred and fourteenth. By the President, Benjamin Harrison (signed) By M. M. McKearn Sec'y (signed) J. M. Townsene, Recorder of the General Land Office (signed) 6-390