Deed USA to Curry, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Betty Jean Weems Neathery
Winn Parish Deed Book E, page 172
22 May 2005
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United States  }
of America     }
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James W. Curry } Homestead Certificate No 6195}
                 Application No 10759 }  The United States of 
America To all to whom these presents shall come Greetings Whereas
there has been deposited in the General Land Office of the United 
States a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at New 
Orleans Louisiana Whereby it appears that pursuant to the Act of 
Congress approved May 20th 1862 "To secure Homesteads to actual 
settlers on the Public Domain" and the acts supplemental thereto, 
the claim of James W. Curry has been established and duly 
consecrated in conformity to law, for the West half of the South
East quarter of Section Two in Township Eleven North of Range one 
West of Louisiana Meridian and in Louisiana Containing one hundred
and fifty-seven acres and twenty two hundredths 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 James W. Curry the tract of Land above described to have 
and to hold the said tract of Land with the appurtenances thereof 
unto the said James W. Curry and to his heirs and assigns forever.  
In testimony whereof I, Grover Cleveland, 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 tenth day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six and 
of the Independence of the United States the one hundred twenty 
first.  By the President Grover Cleveland By M. McKean Secretary 
L. O. C. Lamar Recorder of the General Land Office.  Recorded Vol 
13 Page 164. Filed and Duly Recorded December 11th 1896 Geo W. Beck 
Dy Clerk 4th D C  & ex-officio Recorder