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Bernard McCoy
Oct. 1, 1860
 
 

Document No. 59151

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, To all to whom these presents shall come, Greetings:

Whereas In pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1855, entitled "An Act in addition to certain Acts granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who have been engaged in the military service of the United States," there has been deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE, Warrant No. 91049 for 160 acres in favor of Mary Algood, widow of William Algood, Private, Captain Hubbard's Company Virginia Militia War 1812.

with evidence that the same has been duly located upon the South East quarter of Section fourteen in township five south of range three west in the district of lands subject to sale at Little Rock Arkansas containing one hundred and sixty acres.

according to the Official Plat of the Survey of said Lands returned to the GENERAL LAND OFFICE by the SURVEYOR GENERAL the said warrant having been assigned by the said Mary Algood to Bernard McCoy in whose favor the said tract has been located.

NOW KNOW YE, that there is therefore granted by the UNITED STATES unto the said Bernard McCoy, as assignee as aforesaid and to his heirs

the tract of Land above described: TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Bernard McCoy as assignees as aforesaid and to their heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony Whereof, I, James Buchanan, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these Letter 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 October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty, and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Eighty fifth.

BY THE PRESIDENT: James Buchanan
By J.A.B. Leonard, Secretary
J. N. Granger - Recorder of the General Land Office
Source: Arkansas Bureau of Land Management)


 
 




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