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James F. D. Lanier's Land Patent certificate #6822  



James F. D. Lanier of Jefferson county, Indiana on 30 June 1837 was issued the certificate #6822 the East half of the North East quarter of section thirty three and the north half of section thirty four containing 198 79/100 acres.



Certificate No. 7340
United States of America

To all to whom these present shall come, Greeting: Whereas James  F. D. Lanier of Jefferson County Indiana has 
deposited in the  Genral Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the  Register of the Land Office at
LaPorte whereby it appears that  full payment has been made by the said James F. D. Lanier  according to the 
provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th  of April, 1820, entitled "An Act making futher provision for the
sale of Public Lands" for
  
    the East half of the North East quarter of section thirty three and the North half of section thirty four in Towhsnip thirty two North of Range One East in the District lands subject to sale at LaPorte Indiana. one hundred and ninety eight acres and seventy nine hundreths of an acre
according to the offical plat of the survey of the saind Lands, returned to the Genral Land Office by the surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said James F. D. Lanier.

Now Know ye, That the United States of America, in consderation 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, in the saind James F. D. Lanier and to his heirs, the said trac tabove described: To Have and To Hold the same, together with all the riights, priveleges, immunities and appurtenances of whatso ever nature, thereunto belonging to the said James F. D. Lanier and 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 thirtieth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty Seven and of the Independenceof The United States the Sixty first. By The President Martin Van Buren by A. Van Buren Sec'y Hudson M. Garland, Recorder of the General land Office.