Nicholas Shrum Bollinger Co. MO Land Record ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Linda L. Green USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. 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Certificate No. 26763 To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Nicholas Shrum of Bollinger County Missouri having deposited in the General Land Office, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Jackson whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Nicholas Shrum 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 north east quarter of the south west quarter of section two in township thirty two of range eleven east in the District of Lands subject to sale at Jackson Missouri containing forty acres 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 Nicholas Shrum 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 Nicholas Shrum 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 Nicholas Shrum In testimony whereof, I, James Buchanan, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to b 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 January in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty third BY THE PRESIDENT: James Buchanan By (not legible) Sec'y (not legible), Recorder of the General Land Office THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate No. 23224 To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas Nicholas Shrum of Bollinger County Missouri having deposited in the General Land Office, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Jackson whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Nicholas Shrum 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 east quarter of the south west quarter of section one; the south half of the south east quarter, the south east quarter of the south west quarter of section two and the north east quarter of the south east quarter of section eleven in township thirty one north of range nine east in the District of Lands subject to sale at Jackson Missouri containing two hundred acres 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 Nicholas Shrum 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 Nicholas Shrum 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 Nicholas Shrum In testimony whereof, I, James Buchanan, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to b made patent, and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my Hand, at the City of Washington, the thirteenth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty second BY THE PRESIDENT: James Buchanan By Wm. (not legible), Asst. Sec'y (not legible), Recorder of the General Land Office