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The United States of America To all to whom these presents shall come, greetings: Whereas, in pursuance of the Act of Congress, approved September 28th, 1850, entitled "An Act Granting Bounty Land to Certain Officers and Soldiers Who Have Been Engaged in the Military Service of The United States," Warrant No. 4070 –––– for 160––––– acres, issued in favor of Constant B. Jones, private in Captain Ropes' Company, twenty first regiment, United States Infantry –––––– War 1812 –––––––– has been returned to the General Land Office, with evidence that the same has been duly located upon the North half of the Northeast quarter of section six in township six, North, of range nine, East, and the South half of the Southeast quarter of section thirty one, in township seven, North, of range nine, East, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Palestine, Illinois, containing one hundred and fifty eight acres, and ninety eight hundredths of an acre ––––––––– According to the Official Plat of the Survey of the said Land returned to the General Land Office, by the Surveyor General,_________________ Now Know Ye, that there is therefore granted by the United States unto the said Constant B. Jones __________ the tract of Land above described: to have and to hold the tract of Land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said Constant B. Jones, and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I, Millard Fillmore________ 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 (Seal).

Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the ninth _______ day of October ___ in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two ____ and of the Independence of the United States the seventy- seventh _______ By the President: Millard Fillmore By Alex. W Cormick Ass Sec'y. Illeg. Recorder of the General Land Office.

Record of Miscellaneous Military Grants, Vol., 39 Page 238?

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