Land Record for Michael Shrum
Cape Girardeau Co. MO
******************************************************************
******************************************************************
File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives
Linda L. Green <alrebel@mindspring.com>

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. The
USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the
information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information
must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence.

These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for
profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or
organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial
purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR
the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed
USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.
******************************************************************
******************************************************************
Land Record for Michael Shrum
Cape Girardeau Co. MO




THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Certificate No. 12479

                                To all to whom these presents shall come,
Greeting:

Whereas, Michael Shrum of Cape Girardeau County Missouri has deposited in
the General Land Office of the United States a certificate of the Register
of the Land Office at Jackson Missouri whereby it appears that full
payment has been made by the said Michael 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 Public Lands," for the Est
half of Lot Number five of the North east quarter of section six in
township thirty thre North of range ten east in the District of Lands
subject to sale at Jackson Missouri containing forty acres 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 Michael 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 those presents do give
and grant unto the said Michael Shrum and to his heirs the said trace
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 Michael Shrum,

In testimony whereof, I, Millard Fillmore PRESIDENT OF THE UNITD 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 January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two and of
the Independence of the United States the seventy sixth.

By the President, Millard Fillmore By M.P. Fillmore Sec'y E. S. Terry
Recorder of the General Land Office