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David Thatcher, of Montgomery County, Ohio is granted 160 acres in Lima, Ohio. Granted by President Van Buren and signed by his delegate for him, 21 August 1837. On parchment, with Seal of the General Land Office adhered.
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Certificate No. 8393} THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: WHEREAS David Thatcher, of Montgomery county Ohio has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Lima whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said David Thatcher 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 southwest quarter, of section twenty four, in Township four north, of range seven east, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Lima Ohio, containing one hundred and sixty 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 David Thatcher. 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 David Thatcher 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 David Thatcher and to his heirs and assigns forever. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, Martin Van Buren 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 first day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty seven and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the fifty second. BY THE PRESIDENT [ Martin Van Buren [signed by his secretary] [signed] Jos Wilson Acting Recorder of the General Land Office
Creation Date
8-21-1837
City
Washington (D.C.)
Country
United States
Creator Life Dates
1782-1862
Keywords
David Thatcher, President Martin Van Buren, 21 August 1837, Montgomery County, Ohio, Lima, General Land Office
Resource Identifier
080421-41
Date Digital
4-24-2014
Document Type
Manuscript
Disciplines
Legal | Social History | United States History
Format (medium)
manuscript
Format (IMT)
Language
En-us
Digitization Specifications
800ppi 24-bit depth color; Scanned with an Epson 15000 Photo scanner with Epson Scan software; Archival master is a TIFF; TIFFs converted to PDF with Adobe Acrobat XI Pro.
Source
The original from which this digital representation is taken is housed in The Littlejohn Collection at Wofford College, located in the Sandor Teszler Library.
Recommended Citation
Van Buren, Martin and Thatcher, David, "Land grant for 160 acres in Lima, Ohio, granted by President Martin Van Buren, 1837." (1837). Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection. 223.
https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/223
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