ABRAHAM ELROD - LAND GRANT
(son of Abraham Sr. and Marjery Stanton Elrod)
(in Benton, Arkansas - Saline Co.)
Deed Book Q - Page 262
United States to Abraham Elrod Patent The United States of America } To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting Certificate No. 7377 } Whereas Abraham Elrod, of Saline County Graduation S. C. } Arkansas, has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Little Rock, Arkansas, whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Abraham Elrod, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled, An act making further provisions for the sale of the Public Lands" and the acts supplemented thereto, for the South half of the North East quarter and the West half of the South East quarter of Section three, in Township Two South of Range fourteen West of the fifth principal Meridian in Arkansas, Containing one Hundred and fifty nine 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 Abraham Elrod. 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 cases made and provided Have Given and Granted and by these presents, Do Give and Grant unto the said Abraham Elrod, and unto his heirs the said Tract, above described: To have and to hold the same unto the said Abraham Elrod, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging unto the said Abraham Elrod, and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I Grover Cleveland, 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 Sixteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Ninety six and of the Independance of the United States, the one hundred and twentieth. By the President: Grover Cleveland By M McKean, Secretary L.Q.C. Lamar, Recorder of the General Land Office Recorded Vol 30 page 85. Filed for record May 10th 1897 Recorded May 10th 1897 W.H. Evans, Clerk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have 117 Pages concerning the Probate of Abraham Elrod ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estate of Abraham Elrod 1877 To John L. Hughes Dr. Feb 9 To Shrouding for Abraham Elrod $26.25 I John L. Hughes do solemnly Swear that the above Act is Correct and Just, and that nothing has been paig or delivered to- wards the satisfaction of the same and that the sum of Twenty six and 25/100 dollars is justly due me. Sworn to and subscribed before John L. Hughes this 20th 1877 W W Ulmer JP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE STATE OF ARKANSAS } County of Saline } I Hereby Certify that the annexed advertisement was published 4 times in the Saline County Digest, the first of which was on the 19 day of Sept 1877 and the last on the 17th day of Oct 1878 AW McErver ? Manager Sworn to and subcribed before me this the 26 day of October 1878 Jas H Shoppach Clerk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Charlotte
Curlee Ramsey
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