THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Certificate
No.
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings:
WhereasMoses Albaugh of Dakota County, Minnesota,
Had deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the
REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Red Wing whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Moses Albaugh, according to the provisions of theAct of Congress of the 24th of April 1820, entitled "An Act making further provisions for the sale of Public lands," for
The south half of the South West Quarter of Section thirty one, in Township One hundred and fourteen, North of Range seventeen West, and the North half of the North West quarter of section Six, in Township One hundred Thirteen North of Range seventeen West, in the District of lands subject to sale at Red Wing Minnesota, containing One hundred and fifty six acres, and twenty four 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 purchased by the said
Moses AlbaughNOW KNOW YE
, That theUNITED STATES of AMERICA, in consideration of the Premises, and the 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
Moses AlbaughAnd 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 saidMoses Albaugh
and unto
his heirs and assigns forever.In Testimony Whereof, I,
James BuchananPRESIDENT 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
nineteenth day of MarchIn the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
fifty seven and of theINDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the
Eighty firstBY THE PRESIDENT: James Buchanan
By, G W Jones Sec'y
IN Granger:
recorder of the General Land Office